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An edition of The Invention of Heterosexuality (1995)

The invention of heterosexuality

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“Heterosexuality,” assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm, has been largely exempt from critical scrutiny. In this boldly original work, Jonathan Ned Katz challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one.

Building on the history of medical terminology, he reveals that as late as 1923, the term “heterosexuality” referred to a "morbid sexual passion," and that its current usage emerged to legitimate men and women having sex for pleasure. Drawing on the works of Sigmund Freud, James Baldwin, Betty Friedan, and Michel Foucault, The Invention of Heterosexuality considers the effects of heterosexuality’s recently forged primacy on both scientific literature and popular culture.

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Dutton
Language
English
Pages
291

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History, Heterosexuality, Homosexuality, Sex, Heteroseksualiteit, Homoseksualiteit, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Homosexuality, Psychological aspects of Heterosexuality, Homosexuality, history, Sexual orientation, Homosexuality, psychological aspects, Sex (psychology), LGBTQ sociology, LGBTQ history, Stonewall Book Awards, New York Times reviewed
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The Invention of Heterosexuality
June 15, 2007, University of Chicago Press
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The invention of heterosexuality: with a new preface
2007, University of Chicago Press
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The invention of heterosexuality.
1996, Plume
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Cover of: The invention of heterosexuality
The invention of heterosexuality
1996, Plume
in English
Cover of: The invention of heterosexuality
The invention of heterosexuality
1995, Dutton
in English
Cover of: The invention of heterosexuality
The invention of heterosexuality
1995, Dutton
in English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. (247)-281) and index.

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306.76/4
Library of Congress
HQ23

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xi, 291 p. ;
Number of pages
291

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OL21507759M
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0525938451
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107834
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