Major Problems in the History of American Sexuality: Documents and Essays

Major Problems in American History

by Kathy Peiss (Editor), Thomas G. Paterson

The book--which is suitable for courses on the history of American sexuality, gender studies, or gay and lesbian studies, presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Sexuality, Textbooks, Queer, Gender, School

544 pages, Paperback

First published July 12, 2001

About the author

Kathy Peiss is the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History at the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches courses on modern American cultural history and the history of American sexuality, women, and gender. Her research has examined the history of working women; working-class and interracial sexuality; leisure, style, and popular culture; the beauty industry in the U.S. and abroad; and libraries, information, and American cultural policy during World War II. She is particularly interested in the ways culture shapes the everyday lives and popular beliefs of Americans across time.

Reviews

[Elliot]

Genre: historical nonfiction

Notes: Not all articles are LGBTQ, but a LOT of them are. I learned a lot about queer history and really appreciate it.

[Aja · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked reading the wealth of primary sources that this book had to offer along with the essays written more recently, but the way this book is organized is ridiculous. It was nearly impossible to reference later because sources do not seem to be in the order that you would think and there is no index. So, it's a history book with NO index?!?! Who does that?

[Sunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT historical (and scholarly) book! One of my favorite college reads!