Take the young stranger by the hand : same-sex relations and the YMCA /

Gustav-Wrathall traces the history of the YMCA, focusing on its nineteenth-century origins in supporting intense male friendships and "an alternative to mainstream patterns of heterosexual marriage and family life." He also explores the YMCA's role in early sex education and the roles...

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Main Author: Gustav-Wrathall, John Donald (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago, [1998]
Series:Chicago series on sexuality, history, and society.
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Summary:Gustav-Wrathall traces the history of the YMCA, focusing on its nineteenth-century origins in supporting intense male friendships and "an alternative to mainstream patterns of heterosexual marriage and family life." He also explores the YMCA's role in early sex education and the roles played by women in Christian men's organizations.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xiv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
ISBN:0226907848
9780226907840