{"product_id":"departing-from-deviance-henry-l-minton-9780226530444","title":"Departing from Deviance: A History of Homosexual Rights and Emancipatory Science in America","description":"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 By examining archival sources and unpublished manuscripts, Minton reveals the substantial accomplishments made by key researchers and relates their life stories.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, \u003ci\u003eDeparting from Deviance\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to both the history of science and the history of sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry L. Minton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226530442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226530444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.82w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2002 pg. 363","brand":"Henry L. Minton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637126709503,"sku":"9780226530444","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07fc8aff-d26a-477d-b5a5-872df4fafbfa.jpg?v=1765114081","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/departing-from-deviance-henry-l-minton-9780226530444","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}