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Gay Macho: The Life and Death of the Homosexual Clone
Martin P. Levine
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Description for Gay Macho: The Life and Death of the Homosexual Clone
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
A sociological examination into the emergence of male homosexuality with a traditional masculine ethos
Before gay liberation, gay men were usually perceived as failed men—"inverts," men trapped in women's bodies. The 1970s saw a radical shift in gay male culture, as a male homosexuality emerged that embraced a more traditional masculine ethos. The gay clone, a muscle-bound, sexually free, hard-living Marlboro man, appeared in the gay enclaves of major cities, changing forever the face of gay male culture.
Gay Macho presents the ethnography of this homosexual clone. Martin P. Levine, a pioneer of the sociological study of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814746950
SKU
V9780814746950
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About Martin P. Levine
Martin P. Levine (1950-1993) received his Ph.D. in sociology from New York University. Michael S. Kimmel is Professor of Sociology at SUNY, Stony Brook and author of Manhood in America.
Reviews for Gay Macho: The Life and Death of the Homosexual Clone
This book seems destined to become a eulogy for the important contributions that Martin Levine made to the sociological study of sexuality, gender, and AIDS.
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