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This book tells the stories of 11 American gay men who tried to make sense of their identities in the years before the modern gay movement began. In their own words, these men recollect fascinating accounts of what it was like negotiate their desires within a social and psychological context in which homosexuality was marginalized. The editors carefully situate the lifestories in US culture before Stonewall and skillfully raises the issues and problems in presenting such stories.
This collection tells the stories of 11 American gay men who tried
to understand their indentities in the years before the modern gay
liberation movement began. From the 1920s through the 1960s, from a
variety of regions and social classes, the men describe their
families, early childhood experiences, coming out in settings
unlike the gay neighbourhoods and communities of today, and their
current romantic and sexual lives. For some men the military
presented the opportunity to explore their personal and social
identities; for others, a chance encounter in a seminary, an
accidentally-discovered gay bar, or a hetrosexual marriage provoked
them into exploring deeper needs and desires. The variety of
experiences illustrates the numerous ways individuals come to know
their gay selves in an often unfriendly and hostile world.
Interviews with a contemporary elder of the gay movement and a
heterosexual psychiatrist who argues against categorizing
homosexuality as a mental disorder, supplement the original 11
stories.
Critical Thinking: Tools for Evaluating Research prepares students
for interpreting information in a critical and thoughtful way so
they can develop sophisticated levels of analyses crucial for
understanding our increasingly complex and multi-mediated world.
Peter M. Nardi's approach helps students improve analytical
reasoning, develop insightful skepticism, and interpret and create
reliable and valid research methodologies. The book emphasizes the
creation of a toolbox of analytic skills enabling them to ask the
right questions about the research and stories they hear or read
about online, in the mass media, or in scholarly publications.
Students are provided with ways to understand common errors in
thinking; identify methods required to evaluate information and
interpret results; understand social science concepts needed to
make sense of both popular and academic claims; and communicate,
apply, and integrate the methods learned in both research and daily
life.
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