Queer Theory Sociology

by Steven Seidman and Alex Brown

Book Overview

This book aims to productively engage the pioneering work of Queer theorists and point toe way towards a new sociological Queer studies. First book to bring the works of theorists and researchers in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557867402
• ISBN13: 9781557867407
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

This is a great book. I always enjoy Steven Seidman's work. He is one of the best sociologists and social theorists writing on queer themes. Sociologists actually make the best analysts of gay and lesbian thought, life, culture, behavior, identity, etc. The so-called "queer theorists" working in English and Comparative Lit. departments never seem to get it right. The reason is simple: if you want to truly study something you need sociological skills like knowing how to do ethnographies and quantitative research. Compt lit people can't do any of that. All they can do (like the philosophy people) is just speculate. That doesn't quite cut it.