Publications: 

Books

  1. Doing Survey Research: A Guide to Quantitative Research Methods, Allyn & Bacon, 2003; Second Edition, 2006               click  for more information

  2. Interpreting Data: A Guide to Understanding Research, Allyn & Bacon, 2006

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  1. Gay Masculinities, Editor, Sage Publications, 2000

  2. Gay Men's Friendships: Invincible Communities, University of Chicago Press, 1999  [Ch. 8: “The Politics of Friendship and Gay Social Movements, Communities, and Neighborhoods” reprinted in The Masculinities Reader, Edited by Stephen Whitehead & Frank Barrett, Polity/Blackwell Press, 2001]       click  for more information about the book

  3. Social Perspectives in Lesbian & Gay Studies: A Reader, Co-Editor (with Beth Schneider), Routledge, 1998

  4. In Changing Times: Gay Men & Lesbians Encounter HIV/AIDS, Co-Editor (with John Gagnon & Martin Levine), University of Chicago Press, 1997

  5. Growing Up Before Stonewall: Lifestories of Some Gay Men, Co-edited (with David Sanders and Judd Marmor), Routledge, 1994

  6. Men's Friendships, Editor, Sage Publications, 1992

 

Articles

1.     “Friendship, Sex, and Masculinity” in Michael Kimmel (Ed.), The Sexual Self, Vanderbilt University Press, (2007)

2.     “Sociology at Play, Or Truth in the Pleasant Disguise of Illusion” (2006 Presidential Address to the Pacific Sociological Association), Sociological Perspectives 49:3, pp. 285-295, 2006.

3.     “The Reality of Illusion: The Magic Castle in Hollywood.” Contexts 5:1, 2006

4.     “Friendships” in Men and Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-Clio Press, 2004

5.     “The Mainstreaming of Lesbian and Gay Studies?" in Steven Seidman and Diane Richardson (eds.), Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies,  London: Sage, pp. 45-54, 2002

6.     "Resisting Heterosexism & Homophobia: The Gay & Lesbian Movement for Equal Rights in California." In Charles Hohm & James Glynn (eds.), California's Social Problems, Second Edition, Newbury Park, CA: Pine Forge Press. 2002

7.     “Gays and Lesbians in the Media” in Encyclopedia of Communication and Information, Macmillan, 2001

8.     "Friendship" and "Media" in The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality, Volume II: Gay Histories and Cultures, Second Edition, George Haggerty (ed.), NY: Garland Publishing, 2000

9.     "Reclaiming the Importance of Laud Humphreys' Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Places." In William Leap (Ed.), Public Sex/Gay Space, NY: Columbia University Press, 1999

10. "The Globalization of the Gay & Lesbian Socio-Political Movement: Some Observations about Europe with a Focus on Italy," Sociological Perspectives 41:3, 1998, pp. 567-586

11. "Interview with Igor Kon," Sexualities, 1:2, 1998, pp. 229-238

12. "Homophobia in the Courtroom: An Assessment of Biases Against Gay Men and Lesbians in a Multiethnic Sample of Potential Jurors." Co-author with Drury Sherrod, in Gregory Herek (ed.), Stigma & Sexual Orientation: Understanding Prejudice Against Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals, Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1998, pp. 24-38

13. "Friends, Lovers, and Families: The Impact of AIDS on Gay and Lesbian Relationships." In M. Levine, P. Nardi, & J. Gagnon, In Changing Times: The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Gay Men and Lesbians, University of Chicago Press, 1997, pp. 55-82

14. "Changing Gay & Lesbian Images in the Media." In James Sears & Walter Williams (eds.), Overcoming Heterosexism & Homophobia: Strategies That Work , NY: Columbia University Press, 1997, pp. 427-442. [Reprinted in The Social Construction of Difference & Inequality: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality, edited by Tracy E. Ore, McGraw Hill, 2000 & 2002 editions]

15. "Resisting Heterosexism and Homophobia: The Gay & Lesbian Movement for Equal Rights in California." In Charles Hohm (ed.), California's Social Problems, NY: Longman, 1997

16. "Saying 'I Do' To Broadening the Debate," op-ed article on same-sex marriages, Los Angeles Times, Monday, February 5, 1996

17. "'The Breastplate of Righteousness': Twenty-Five Years After Laud Humphreys' Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Places," Journal of Homosexuality, 30:2, 1995, pp. 3-12

18. "There Are Victories to Be Savored," op-ed article on 25th Anniversary of Stonewall, Los Angeles Times, Sunday, June 12, 1994

19. "Friendship in the Lives of Gay Men and Lesbians," Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,11:2 (May), 1994, pp. 185-199 (with Drury Sherrod)

20. "Gays Should Lean on Justice, Not Science," op-ed article on genetic studies and civil rights, Los Angeles Times, Friday, August 6, 1993

21. "That's What Friends are For: Friends as Family in the Gay & Lesbian Community," in Ken Plummer (ed.), Modern Homosexualities: Fragments of Lesbian & Gay Experience, 1992, London: Routledge

22. "Sex, Friendship, and Gender Roles" in P. Nardi (ed.), Men's Friendships, 1992, Sage

23. "'Seamless Souls:' An Introduction to Men's Friendship" in P. Nardi (ed.), Men's Friendships, 1992, Sage [Reprinted in Writing Our Lives by Rhoda Maxwell, Longman 1999]

24. "The Politics of Gay Men's Friendships," in Michael Kimmel & Michael Messner (eds.), Men's Lives, 2nd (1991) through 6th (2004) Editions, New York: Allyn & Bacon

25. "Gay-Bashing: Violence and Aggression against Gay Men and Lesbians," in Ronald Baenninger (ed.),Targets of Violence and Aggression, Amsterdam: Elsevier/North Holland, 1991 (co-author with Ralph Bolton)

26. "AIDS and Obituaries: The Perpetuation of Stigma in the Press," in Douglas Feldman (ed), Culture and AIDS, New York: Praeger, 1990

27. "Alcoholism," in Encyclopedia of Homosexuality, NY: Garland Press, 1990

28. "The Social Impact of AIDS," California Sociologist 11:1-2, 1988, pp. 3-10

29. Special Issue, Editor -- "Perspectives on the Social Effects of AIDS", California Sociologist 11:2, 1988.

30. "The Social World of Magicians: Gender and Conjuring," Sex Roles, 19:11/12 (December) 1988, pp. 759-770. (Reprinted in M. Baca Zinn, M. Messner, & P. Hondagneau-Sotelo, Through the Prism of Difference , Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997)

31. "Power and Control in Families of Alcoholics," Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education 32:3, (Spring) 1987, pp. 14-18

32. "Toward a Social Psychology of Entertainment Magic (Conjuring)" Symbolic Interaction, 7:1, (Spring) 1984, pp. 25-42

33. "Are Two Enough? Are Three Too Many?," article on drinking in the gay community, Christopher Street 7:6, Issue 78, December 1983

34. "Alcohol Abuse and Family Structure." In Family, Self and Society, (D. Gutknecht, et al., eds.), University Press of America, 1983 (reprinted in 2nd Edition, 1985)

35. "Alcoholism and Homosexuality: A Theoretical Perspective," Journal of Homosexuality 7:4, (Summer) 1982, pp.9-25, (Reprinted in Gay and Sober, T. Ziebold and J. Mongeon, eds., Harrington Press, 1985). (Reprinted in Society, Culture, & Drinking Patterns Reexamined, D. Pittman & H. White (eds.), Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, 1991)

36. "Alcohol Treatment and the Non-Traditional Family Structures of Gays and Lesbians," Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education 27:2, (Winter) 1982, pp. 83-89

37. "The Children of Alcoholics: A Role Theoretical Perspective," Journal of Social Psychology 115, (December) 1981, pp. 237-245

38. "Education," co-author of Chapter in DeFleur, D'Antonio DeFleur, Sociology: Human Society, Third edition, Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1981

39. "The Best Little Boy in the World (He Won't Tell)," op-ed article on children of alcoholics, Los Angeles Times, Sunday, March 23, 1980

40. "Moral Socialization: An Empirical Analysis of the Hogan Model," Journal of Moral Education 9:1 (October), 1979, pp.10-16

41. "The Relationship of Moral Maturity and Ethical Attitude," Journal of Personality 47:2 (June), 1979, pp.365-377 (co-author with Richard Tsujimoto)

42. "A Comparison of Kohlberg's and Hogan's Theories of Moral Development," Social Psychology 41:3 (September), 1978, pp. 235-245 (co-author with Richard Tsujimoto)

43. "The Dynamics of Role Acquisition," American Journal of Sociology 80:4 (January), 1975, pp.870-885 (co-author with Russell Thornton)

Book Reviews

1.     Contemporary Sociology (34:4, 2005; 32:3, 2003; 23:2, 1994; 20:3, 1991;14:4, 1985; 6:6, 1977; 3:4, 1974)

2.     Journal of Homosexuality (50:4, 2006)

3.     Gender and Society (1994)

4.     Journal of the History of Sexuality (4:1, 1993)

5.     Teaching Sociology (17:1, 1989)

6.     American Journal of Sociology (85:2, 1979; 2000)

7.     American Educational Research Journal (15:4, 1978; 14:2, 1977)

8.     Sociological Analysis (32:4, 1971)

University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. May 1975

Major area: Sociology of Education

Minor areas: Statistics and Methodology, Social Psychology

Colgate University M.A. August 1970

Major area: Counseling Education

University of Notre Dame A.B. June 1969

Major area: Sociology

Minor area: Communications

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