Queering the Color Line:
1) Briefly summarize various "sexological" theories.
2) Briefly summarize nineteenth century scientific theories on race.
3) Discuss one or two examples of how theories on race, gender and sexuality merged at this time.
4) What was eugenics and how did theories on sexuality support eugenics movements?
5) What is the author's main argument/thesis and give one example that demonstrates it.
(1 and ½ page single spaced)
Capitalism and Gay Identity:
1) What is the relationship between capitalism, the formation of the nuclear family and the emergence of a gay/lesbian identity?
2) What does D'Emilio mean when he differentiates between homosexual behavior and homosexual identity?
3) What was the impact of World War II on the development of a gay/lesbian community?
4) Why does the author claim that the relationship between capitalism and the family is fundamentally contradictory?
(1 page single spaced)
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