Male Homosexuality in Four Societies
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Authors | Frederick L. Whitam, Robin Mathy |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Male homosexuality |
| Published | 1985 (Praeger) |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 241 |
| ISBN | 978-0030042980 |
Male Homosexuality in Four Societies: Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines and the United States is a 1985 work about homosexuality by sociologists Frederick L. Whitam and Robin Mathy.
Summary
The authors discuss male homosexuality in four societies: Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines, and the United States. Of Sexual Preference (1981), by psychologist Alan P. Bell and sociologists Martin S. Weinberg and Sue Kiefer Hammersmith, Whitam and Mathy write that while Bell et al. did not completely reject the idea that "familial factors are unrelated to the development of homosexuality" they nevertheless concluded that "the role of parents in the development of their sons' homosexuality" had been "grossly exaggerated." Whitam and Mathy found it strange that Bell et al. mostly reported on white subjects, generally ignoring their black respondents.[1]
Scholarly reception
Research scientist Neil Whitehead and journalist Briar Whitehead write that Whitam and Mathy interpreted Sexual Preference as showing that homosexuality has no "social or familial basis".[2]
References
Footnotes
- ↑ Whitam 1985. pp. 56, 107.
- ↑ Whitehead 1999. p. 174.
Bibliography
- Books
- Whitam, Frederick L.; Mathy, Robin (1986). Male Homosexuality in Four Societies: Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines, and the United States. New York: Praeger. ISBN 0030042984.
- Whitehead, Neil; Whitehead, Briar (1999). My Genes Made Me Do It! A Scientific Look at Sexual Orientation. Lafayette, Louisiana: Huntington House Publishers. ISBN 1-56384-165-7.