Queer Economics: A Reader

by Jacobsen; Joyce

• ISBN13: 9780415771696
• ISBN10: 0415771692
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-11-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An important new book, bringing together into one volume many of the salient early articles in the field as well as important recent contributions, this reader is an examination of and response to the effects of heteronormativity on both economic outcomes and economics as a discipline. The first book to consolidate what has been published, filling a gap in the currently available literature and edited by an expert in the field, it contains a brief introductory essay; setting-out the reasons for and aims of the project, and a short section introduction; defining the topic at hand and introducing each of the key readings. This book is necessary reading for students in research areas including political economy, urban studies, economics, economic history and demographic economics.

Author Biography

Joyce P. Jacobsen is Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, USA. Adam Zeller is Manager of Digital Merchandizing and Marketing, Starz Media, New York, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Why queer economics?	p. 5
The Economics of Sexual Orientation: Establishing a Research Agenda	p. 11
Gender, Sexuality, and Sexual Orientation: All in the Feminist Family?	p. 19
Opening Questions	p. 38
Barriers to the study of queer economics	p. 41
Why aren't More Economists Doing Research on Sexual Orientation?	p. 45
Uncovering a Quantitative Economic History of Gays and Lesbians in the United States	p. 51
Queer demography	p. 55
Demographics of the Gay and Lesbian Population in the United States Evidence From Available Systematic Data Sources	p. 61
Using the Census to Profile Same-Sex Cohabitation: A Research Note	p. 93
Lesbians and Gay Men flirting with/Disengaging From Vital Statistics: Same sex relationships and the NZ Census 1971/2001	p. 106
Queer political economy	p. 117
Queer Political Economy: The Social Articulation of Desire	p. 123
Lesbian Economics	p. 160
Queer economic history	p. 177
Capitalism and Gay Identity	p. 181
The Sexual Division of Labor, Sexuality, and Lesbian/Gay Liberation: Towards a Marxist-Feminist Analysis of Sexuality in U.S. Capitalism	p. 194
Queer labor economics	p. 229
The Wage Effects of Sexual Orientation discrimination	p. 237
Effects of Sexual Preferences on Earnings in the Netherlands	p. 256
Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Hiring	p. 275
Queer consumer economics	p. 291
The Gay Marketing Moment	p. 297
We're Here, We're Queer, And We're Going Shopping! a Critical Perspective On The Accommodation Of Gays And Lesbians In The U.S. Marketplace	p. 304
"Excuse Me, Sir? May I Help You and Your Boyfriend?": Salespersons' Differential treatment of Homosexual and Straight Customers	p. 330
Queer urban economics	p. 347
Gentrification and Gay Neighborhood Formation in New Orleans: A case Study	p. 353
Finding Oneself, Losing Oneself: The Lesbian and Gay Scene as a Paradoxical Space	p. 374
Queer public finance	p. 401
Wedding Bell Blues: The Income Tax Consequences of Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage	p. 407
What if? The Legal Consequences of Marriage and the Legal Needs of Lesbian and Gay Male Couples	p. 425
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