Laud Humphreys : prophet of homosexuality and sociology / John F. Galliher, Wayne H. Brekhus, and David P. Keys.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galliher, John F.

Contributor:

Brekhus, Wayne.

Keys, David P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humphreys, Laud.

Sociologists--United States--Biography.

Sociologists.

United States.

Homosexuality--United States.

Homosexuality.

Sociology--Research--Methodology.

Sociology.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 214 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2004]

Summary:

Laud Humphreys (1930- 1988) was a pioneering and fearless sociologist, an Episcopal priest, and a civil rights, gay, and antiwar activist. In graduate school during the late 1960s, he conducted extensive fieldwork in public restrooms in a St. Louis city park to discover patterns of impersonal sex among men. He published the results in "Tearoom Trade," Three decades later the book still triggers many debates about the ethics of his research methods. In 1974, he was the first sociologist to come out as gay. "Laud Humphreys: Prophet of Homosexuality and Sociology" examines the groundbreaking work through the life of a complex man and the life of the man through his controversial work. It is an invaluable contribution to sociology and a fascinating record of a courageous life.

Contents:

Introduction

Birth and beginnings

Becoming an instant icon

Historical and intellectual context of Tearoom Trade : the 1960s and Washington University

Published criticism and use of Tearoom Trade

Upward professional mobility and continuing activism

The long (and rapid) road down

The legacy of Laud : politics, substance, and professional ethics

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index.

ISBN:

0299203107

029920314X

OCLC:

54929737