The Stranger Next Door

by Stein, Arlene

• ISBN13: 9780807079522
• ISBN10: 0807079529
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Beacon Pr

Summary

"A fascinating look at the psychology of fear and persuasion." -Monica Drake, The Oregonian With strong on-the-ground research and lucid analysis, Arlene Stein sets out to discover why the people of a town with no apparent queer population were hell-bent on getting rid of those individuals' "special rights." The Stranger Next Door's contemporary subject and theoretical breadth coupled with a remarkable lack of jargon should make it a sociological classic.... A wonderful companion to an introductory sociology course, as well as courses on theory, sexuality, deviance, inequality, and religion .-Mary Bernstein, American Journal of Sociology "By combining the meticulousness of an ethnographer with a writer's commitment to storytelling, Stein has written a book that's surprisingly compelling-or, better, compelling because it's surprising." -David L. Kirp, The Nation

Author Biography

Arlene Stein is associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and at Rutgers University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(19)
The Personal Is Political	20	(19)
Resentment's Roots	39	(27)
Community Reimagined	66	(28)
Decorating for Jesus	94	(16)
Angry White Men and Women	110	(26)
We Are All Queer-Or Are We?	136	(29)
I Shout, Therefore I Am	165	(27)
Whose Side Are You On?	192	(23)
Living with Strangers	215	(14)
Appendix A Methodological Notes	229	(5)
Appendix B Text of Ballot Measures	234	(2)
Notes	236	(20)
Acknowledgments	256	(2)
Index	258