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Ambiguity and sexuality : a theory of sexual identity

Title
  1. Ambiguity and sexuality : a theory of sexual identity / William S. Wilkerson.
Published by
  1. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Author
  1. Wilkerson, William S., 1968-

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Description
  1. x, 198 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "Everybody wants to know what makes somebody gay and lesbian, and this ambitious book provides a unique and comprehensive answer to that question. Arguing thai being gay or lesbian does not reduce to any single individual factor, Ambiguity and Sexuality shows bow biology, choice, desire, and culture fit together and create a sexual identity. In doing this, Wilkerson brings together gay and lesbian history, sociology, existentialism, and the biological literature for a truly interdisciplinary approach that be calls the "emerging fusion" account of sexual identity."--Jacket.
Series statement
  1. Future of minority studies
Uniform title
  1. Future of minority studies
Subject
  1. Homosexuality
  2. Sexual orientation
  3. Sex (Psychology)
  4. Gay people > Social conditions
  5. Gay people > Identity
  6. Identity (Psychology)
  7. Gender identity
  8. Group identity
  9. Homosexuality
  10. Gender Identity
  11. Social Identification
  12. Sexual Behavior
  13. Homosexualité
  14. Orientation sexuelle
  15. Sexualité (Psychologie)
  16. Homosexuels > Conditions sociales
  17. Personnes homosexuelles > Identité
  18. Identité (Psychologie)
  19. Identité de genre
  20. Identité collective
  21. homosexuality
  22. sex role
  23. group identity
  24. Group identity
  25. Gender identity
  26. Gays > Identity
  27. Gays > Social conditions
  28. Sexual orientation
  29. Homosexualität
  30. Psychogenese
  31. Soziogenese
  32. Monosexuality
  33. Sexual preference
  34. Sexuality
  35. Gay men
  36. Sexual minorities
  37. Men
  38. LGBTQ+ people
  39. Gay identity
  40. Sexual identity
  41. Gays > Social conditions
  42. Gays > Identity
  43. Identité sexuelle
  44. Identité (psychologie)
  45. Psychogenese
  46. Soziogenese
Contents
  1. Introduction: The question of sexual identity -- Starting with experience -- The shape of experience -- Desire by itself -- Desire in relation to others -- Social identities -- Choosing our sexuality and sexual identity as project -- Science and sexual orientation -- Reality and ambiguity in sexual identity -- Social constructionism and essentialism -- Subjection, liberation, and the future.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-192) and index.