Stephen o. Murray
Homosexualities
This work
provides an examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities.
Although the variety of behaviours, subcategories, and meanings of same-sex sex
is considerable, Murray argues that there are a few recurring types. He relates
the patterns to other sociological institutions. Murray stresses that humans
are more than mere "cultural carriers". Even though the roles and
conceptions of a society channel desire into familiar patterns, there is
considerable variability in what individuals do within these channels.
