{"product_id":"the-changing-world-of-gay-men-9781349364978","title":"The Changing World of Gay Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ground-breaking book explores the experiences of gay men and their understanding of what it meant to be gay in the 20th Century: from when homosexuality was illegal though the less repressed but no less difficult eras of gay liberation and the HIV-AIDS epidemic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of The Raewyn Connell Prize 2010, awarded bienially for the best authored first monograph in Australian Sociology\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'the most ambitious study of its kind...and one of the most enlightening' - Journal of Australian Studies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e '...a thoughtful and detailed work.' - Blaze\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Here is the tale of three waves of gay men - the oldest born in 1922 and the youngest in 1980. It shows just how central age is in social life and how queer worlds have been radically transformed in a very short period of time. It gives us hope. Rich in detail, uplifting and unfussy, this delightful book provides an uneven but undeniable story of progress.' - Ken Plummer, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Essex. Editor of Sexualities, and author of Intimate Citizenship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Collecting and Understanding Gay Life Stories The Coming-Out Stories of the Old Cohort The Coming-Out Stories of the Middle Cohort The Coming-Out Stories of the Young Cohort The 'Scene' Community Life Couple Relationships Friends and Family Life as an Old Gay Man Conclusion Appendix 1: Interview Schedule Appendix 2: The Age Cohorts and the Interviewees","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742415847767,"sku":"9781349364978","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781349364978.jpg?v=1758384817","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-changing-world-of-gay-men-9781349364978","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}