This book aims to productively engage the pioneering work of Queer theorists and point toe way towards a new sociological Queer studies.

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• First book to bring the works of theorists and researchers in the social sciences to Queer theory which is distinctively dominated by the Humanities.
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• Uses classic sociological essays that shaped lesbian, gay and bisexual studies and recent original works and applies these to the discursive approach of Queer Theory to create a productive dialogue between the disciplines.

Steven Seidman, Professor of Sociology at State University of New York at Albany, writes extensively in the areas of social theory, cultural sociology and sexual politics. He also wrote Contested Knowledge (Blackwell, 1994).