Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Thinking Straight: Gender, Race, and (Anti)homophobias 2. From "Normal" to Heterosexual: The Historical Making of Heterosexualities 3. Straight Men: Renegotiating Hegemonic Masculinity and Its Homophobic Bargain 4. Straight Women: Doing and Undoing Compulsory Heterosexuality 5. Queering Heterosexualities? Metrosexuals and Sexually Fluid Straight Women 6. Conclusion: Straights, Post-Closeted Culture, and the Continuum of Identity PracticesAppendix Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

About the Author

James Joseph Dean is Associate Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University. His research focuses on the sociology of sexualities, particularly the sociology of heterosexualities. Dean's work has appeared in Sexualities, The Sociological Quarterly, and Sociology Compass, among others.

Reviews

"Straights underscores the shifting terrain of gender and sexuality in contemporary America. Through detailed, compelling analyses, Dean shows that being straight is a contested and increasingly fluid sexual and social status. This is an indispensable text for a gender and queer studies that aims to pivot beyond a minoritizing identity politics."-Steven Seidman, author of Beyond the Closet: The Transformation of Gay and Lesbian Life