Lit Review - Gay Studies

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The social phenomenon that is of paramount interest to me is the sociological process that young homosexual men and women go through known as "Coming Out." This is of interest to me, because of my personal experiences coming out, and of a personal desire to understand the struggles of homosexuals, especially young homosexuals on both a theoretical and individual basis.

Historical and Geographic Review of The Closet and Coming Out

To provide a proper examination of the process coming out of the closet homosexuality must be examined throughout the history of America and Europe. Homosexuality has been noted since the Greeks. (Plato ) During much of the history of Europe after the Greek's dominance, homosexuality was considered a deviant behavior, and records of it are sporadic and unreliable. What is important is that during the dominance of the Catholic Church up until the 1880's the roots of homophobia were pr


· Hammersmith, Sue Kiefer., Martin S. Weinbert. 1973. "Homosexual Identity: Commitment, Adjustment, and Significant Others." Sociometry 1:56-79.

· Connell, R. W., 1992. "A Very Straight Gay: Masculinity, Homosexual Experience, and the Dynamics of Gender." American Sociological Review 57:735-751.

· Hatheway, Jay. "Roots of Homophobia, American Style." Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review 4:28.

· Plato. (trans.), Symposium. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company

· Schiltz, Marie-Ange. "Young Homosexual Itineraries in the Context of HIV: Establishing Lifestyles." Population: An English Selection 10:417-445.

· Simon, Bernd., Brigitta Gl Glassner-Bayerl, and Ina Stratenwerth. 1991. "Stereotyping and Self-Stereotyping in a Natural Intergroup Context: The Case of Hetrosexual and Homosexual Men." Social Psychology Quarterly 54:252-226.

edicated on biblical interpretation. During this time the science embraced the ideology of progress

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