Take the young stranger by the hand : same-sex relations and the YMCA / John Donald Gustav-Wrathall.
Take the young stranger by the hand : same-sex relations and the YMCA / John Donald Gustav-Wrathall.
Take the young stranger by the hand : same-sex relations and the YMCA / John Donald Gustav-Wrathall.
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Chicago : University of Chicago, c1998.
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T0378392
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. From Urban Pietism to Sex Education -- 2. Intense Friendship -- 3. Singleness and the Consecrated Secretary -- 4. Marriage and the Sacrificial "Y Wife" -- 5. Women and the Young Men's Christian Association -- 6. Getting Physical -- 7. Cruising -- App. 1. Analysis of Quantitative Sources on YMCA S...
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Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago, c1998.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
Take the Young Stranger by the Hand examines the rich emotional lives of men who sought to build community with other men and considers the relationship between Christian brotherhood and homoeroticism. It also shows how the YMCA, a pioneer in the field of sex education, was one of the earliest popularizers of medical and psychiatric paradigms of se...
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Take the young stranger by the hand : same-sex relations and the YMCA / John Donald Gustav-Wrathall.
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The Chicago series on sexuality, history, and society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-254) and index.
Transferred from N267.3973/1.
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c1998.
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T0378392
Record Identifier
74VMyVGRDvOM
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ISBN
0226907848 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226907840 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
267.3973
MMS ID
991002065909702626
