
Capitalisms and Gay Identities
Stephen Valocchi(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
186 pages
978-1-138-48989-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this important text, Stephen Valocchi brings capitalism back into the study of the gay and lesbian movement. He argues that to understand the collective identity, structure, strategies and goals of the movement, we need to understand the role that capitalism and the state have played.
While capitalism and the state have figured centrally in earlier analyses of social movements, these important institutions and their social processes are no longer central concerns of the theory and research of social movements in the United States. Capitalisms and Gay Identities examines how the class-based inequalities and changing class structures of capitalism interact with and indeed help shape the dynamics of other types of inequalities, such as gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity. These inequalities and structures, in turn, shape the specific grievances of, and affect the nature of, stigma levied against individuals with sexual and gender nonconformity. Valocchi shows that capitalism is a dynamic system, and as it changes, the nature of the movement and the collective identity created by the movement also changes.
A vital text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology, social movements, LGBTQ politics and American studies, Capitalisms and Gay Identities challenges our understanding of many aspects of the gay and lesbian movement when viewed through the lens of capitalism, particularly its ability to advance the cause of sexual freedom and gender justice.
While capitalism and the state have figured centrally in earlier analyses of social movements, these important institutions and their social processes are no longer central concerns of the theory and research of social movements in the United States. Capitalisms and Gay Identities examines how the class-based inequalities and changing class structures of capitalism interact with and indeed help shape the dynamics of other types of inequalities, such as gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity. These inequalities and structures, in turn, shape the specific grievances of, and affect the nature of, stigma levied against individuals with sexual and gender nonconformity. Valocchi shows that capitalism is a dynamic system, and as it changes, the nature of the movement and the collective identity created by the movement also changes.
A vital text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology, social movements, LGBTQ politics and American studies, Capitalisms and Gay Identities challenges our understanding of many aspects of the gay and lesbian movement when viewed through the lens of capitalism, particularly its ability to advance the cause of sexual freedom and gender justice.
Reviews / Votes
"With characteristic insight, Stephen Valocchi combines neo-Marxist analysis with historical reconstruction to ask us to reconsider everything we thought we knew about the gay and lesbian movement. Demonstrating how capitalism and its changing class structures interact with gender, sexuality, and race/ethnic inequalities, Valocchi shows us how capitalism influenced the collective identity, structure, strategies, and goals of the LGBT movement. This is a game changing analysis and a must-read for scholars interested in bringing capitalism back into the study of social movements." - Verta Taylor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California Santa BarbaraMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
4 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
4 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-48989-9 (9781138489899)
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Person
Stephen Valocchi is professor of sociology at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. His scholarly interests include social movements and the sociology of gender and sexuality. He has published research articles on the gay liberation, civil rights and labor movements, queer theory and social welfare policy. He is also author (along with Robert Corber) of Queer Studies: An Interdisciplinary Reader (2003) and Social Movements and Activism in the USA (2010). He teaches courses in social inequality, social movements in the United States and sexuality.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Capitalism and Studying LGBT Social Movements and Identities since World War II 3. The Homophile Movement and the Making of a Psychiatric Collective Identity 4. The Gay Rights Movement, and the Making of a Minority Identity 5. Contested Minority Identity and the Religious Right 6. The Movement Inc., and the Rise of a Domesticated and Consumerist Gay Identity 7. Rethinking Progress and Identity: Political Economy and Sexual and Gender Liberation