The Sociology of Sexualities: Queer and Beyond

Gamson, Joshua; Moon, Dawne

doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.30.012703.110522

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“…That is, intersectionality is construed in terms of multiple group membership, but its emergent properties and processes escape attention. Gamson and Moon (2004), for example, point out that sociologists of sexuality were attending to intersections of sexuality and gender in the 1990s, but only recently have begun to ask "how" questions. Thus, work that aims to take an intersectionality perspective often does not succeed in fully integrating the idea of mutually constituted categories into the work, and "intersectionality" looks much more like independent factors within a conventional factorial research design.…”

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Gender: An Intersectionality Perspective

2008

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Intersectionality, the mutually constitutive relations among social identities, is a central tenet of feminist thinking and has transformed how gender is conceptualized in research. In this special issue, we focus on the intersectionality perspective in empirical research on gender. Our goal is to offer a "best practices" resource that provides models for when and how intersectionality can inform theory and be incorporated into empirical research on psychological questions at individual, interpersonal, and social structural levels. I briefly summarize the development of the intersectionality perspective, and then review how the realization of its promise has been diverted by preoccupation with intersectionality as a methodological challenge. I conclude with a discussion of why intersectionality is an urgent issue for researchers invested in promoting positive social change.

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Gender: An Intersectionality Perspective

2008

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“…For example, Schippers (2000) dissects the complex relationship between sexuality and gender to present a more robust analysis of hegemony and resistance in rock music culture. Similarly, Gamson and Moon (2004) examine the nature and effects of sexuality among multiple and intersecting systems of identity and oppression. Another example can be found in the work of Adib and Guerrier (2003), who analyse the interlocking of gender, nationality, race, ethnicity and class for women working in the hotel industry.…”

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Multiple Inequalities, Intersectionality and the European Union

Verloo

2006

European Journal of Women's Studies

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The European Union (EU), a pioneer in gender equality policies, is moving from predominantly attending to gender inequality, towards policies that address multiple inequalities. This article argues that there are tendencies at EU level to assume an unquestioned similarity of inequalities, to fail to address the structural level and to fuel the political competition between inequalities. Based upon a comparison of specific sets of inequalities (class, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender), this article explores where and how structural and political intersectionality might be relevant. It argues that a ‘one size fits all’ approach to addressing multiple discrimination is based on an incorrect assumption of sameness or equivalence of the social categories connected to inequalities and of the mechanisms and processes that constitute them. Focusing on similarities ignores the differentiated character and dynamics of inequalities. It also overlooks the political dimension of equality goals. Moreover, it has become clear that attention to structural mechanisms and to the role of the state and the private sphere in reproducing inequalities is much needed. The final part of the article presents constructive ideas for a more comprehensive way of addressing multiple inequalities

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“…The discussion here is meant to be not exhaustive but illustrative; for a more detailed discussion of the accomplishments and limitations of the study of sexuality in the social sciences, see query Gamson and Moon (2004). for not triangulating the responses of study participants with their behaviors, actions, and the observations of others. However, examining how people talk about a phenomenon-as Swidler (2001) has illuminated in her cultural sociological study of love-uncovers how people consciously think about that phenomenon, how they want to present, understand, and live that phenomenon, and how that phenomenon has been socially constructed.…”

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All the Gays are White and all the Blacks are Straight: Black Gay Men, Identity, and Community

Hunter

2010

Sex Res Soc Policy

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The research on which this study reports was informed by the following questions: Do Black gay men identify more closely with a racial identity or with a sexual identity? What experiences influence the saliency of a racial or sexual identity for Black gay men? How do Black gay men use daily interactions to inform a sense of self? Essentially, how do Black gay men negotiate stigmatized identities? Based on 50 in-depth interviews with selfidentified Black gay men, the author highlights three emergent models of identity negotiations: interlocking identities, up-down identities, and public-private identities. Identifying the strategies Black gay men use to understand both themselves and the larger Black and gay communities helps illuminate the diversity within those communities and highlights the ways in which individuals who find themselves at the intersections of racial and sexual stigma understand themselves and the larger communities to which they belong.

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The Sociology of Sexualities: Queer and Beyond

Abstract: This paper is NOT THE PUBLISHED VERSION; but the author's final, peer-reviewed manuscript. The published version may be accessed by following the link in th citation below.

Cited by 160 publications

References 54 publications

Gender: An Intersectionality Perspective

Gender: An Intersectionality Perspective

Multiple Inequalities, Intersectionality and the European Union

All the Gays are White and all the Blacks are Straight: Black Gay Men, Identity, and Community

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