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by Jonathan Ned Katz

Widely reviewed and praised in hardcover, this work is the first book to study the social construction of heterosexuality. This is a provocative re-examination of the very definitions of sexual identity--"a valuable primer . . . misses no significant twists in sexual politics".--the Village Voice.


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"Heterosexuality," assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm, has been largely exempt from critical scrutiny. In this boldly original work, Jonathan Ned Katz challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. Building on the history of medical terminology, he reveals that as late as 1923, the term "heterosexuality" referred to a "morbid sexual passion," and that its current usage emerged to legitimate men and women having sex for pleasure. Drawing on the works of Sigmund Freud, James Baldwin, Betty Friedan, and Michel Foucault, The Invention of Heterosexuality considers the effects of heterosexuality's recently forged primacy on both scientific literature and popular culture.

"Lively and provocative."-Carol Tavris, New York Times Book Review

"A valuable primer . . . misses no significant twists in sexual politics."-Gary Indiana, Village Voice Literary Supplement

"One of the most important-if not outright subversive-works to emerge from gay and lesbian studies in years."-Mark Thompson, The Advocate

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  • Title The Invention of Heterosexuality
  • Author Jonathan Ned Katz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 305
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007-06-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780226426013 / 0226426017
  • Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.33 x 6.12 x 0.64 in (21.16 x 15.54 x 1.63 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Gay
    • Topical: Lgbt
  • Library of Congress subjects Sex - History, Homosexuality - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006039623
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.76

About the author

Jonathan Ned Katz is the author of many books, including Gay American History and Love Stories: Sex Between Men Before Homosexuality, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.

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