Gender and Sexuality

Medical Opinion on Homosexuality, 1900-1950

Bibliographic Data

ID2369062
AuthorsKarin A Martins (0000-0003-0907-2329, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Karin A Martin (University of California, Berkeley)
Year1993
Volume7
Issue2
Pages246-260
Publication date1993-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/089124393007002006
OpenAlexW2022980168
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

What is the relationship between gender and sexuality? Some theories claim that they are two distinct systems of stratification, whereas others claim that they are bound tightly together. By looking at medical opinion on homosexuality in men and women from 1900 to 1950, this article examines the relationship between sexuality and gender. Interpretive analysis of articles on homosexuality appearing in medical journals during this time suggests that the relationship between sexuality and gender varies in historically and socially specific ways

Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Psychology · Social Psychology

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