Departing from Deviance: A History of Homosexual Rights and Emancipatory Science in America

The struggle to remove the stigma of sickness surrounding same-sex love has a long history. In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its diagnostic classification of mental illness, but the groundwork for this pivotal decision was laid decades earlier. In this new study, Henry L. Minton looks back at the struggle of the American gay and lesbian activists who chose scientific research as a path for advancing homosexual rights. He traces the history of gay and lesbian emancipatory research from its early beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its role in challenging the illness model in the 1970s. By examining archival sources and unpublished manuscripts, Minton reveals the substantial accomplishments made by key researchers and relates their life stories. He also considers the contributions of mainstream sexologists such as Alfred C. Kinsey and Evelyn Hooker, who supported the cause of homosexual rights through the advancement of scientific knowledge. By uncovering this hidden chapter in the story of gay liberation, Departing from Deviance makes an important contribution to both the history of science and the history of sexuality.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Minton, Henry L.

Psychology & Counseling

University of Chicago Press

The struggle to remove the stigma of sickness surrounding same-sex love has a long history. In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its diagnostic classification of mental illness, but the groundwork for this pivotal decision was laid decades earlier. In this new study, Henry L. Minton looks back at the struggle of the American gay and lesbian activists who chose scientific research as a path for advancing homosexual rights. He traces the history of gay and lesbian emancipatory research from its early beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its role in challenging the illness model in the 1970s. By examining archival sources and unpublished manuscripts, Minton reveals the substantial accomplishments made by key researchers and relates their life stories. He also considers the contributions of mainstream sexologists such as Alfred C. Kinsey and Evelyn Hooker, who supported the cause of homosexual rights through the advancement of scientific knowledge. By uncovering this hidden chapter in the story of gay liberation, Departing from Deviance makes an important contribution to both the history of science and the history of sexuality.

The roles of heredity and environment determinants of human variation--one of the oldest controversies in the study of human differences-- continues to be an issue of major importance. Minton & Schneider's classic work provides an integrated overview of the concepts and research in individual and group differences in psychological functioning. The reader gains an understanding of the ways and the extent to which individuals and groups differ from one another as well as an understanding of the factors responsible for these differences. It guides readers through harder research and takes them into discussions of more sophisticated issues.

Differential psychology

Brooks/Cole Pub. Co.

The roles of heredity and environment determinants of human variation--one of the oldest controversies in the study of human differences-- continues to be an issue of major importance. Minton &amp; Schneider's classic work provides an integrated overview of the concepts and research in individual and group differences in psychological functioning. The reader gains an understanding of the ways and the extent to which individuals and groups differ from one another as well as an understanding of the factors responsible for these differences. It guides readers through harder research and takes them into discussions of more sophisticated issues.

Differential Psychology

Schneider, Frank W.

Waveland Pr Inc.

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Departing from Deviance: A History of Homosexual Rights and Emancipatory Science in America

Departing from Deviance: A History of Homosexual Rights and Emancipatory Science in America

Differential psychology

Differential Psychology