Essentialism, social constructionism, and the history of homosexuality

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-51

  Halwani, Raja ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0031945719     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v35n01_02     Document Type: Article

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