{"product_id":"9780299203139","title":"Laud Humphreys: Prophet of Homosexuality and Sociology","description":"Laud Humphreys (1930–1988) was a pioneering and fearless sociologist, an Episcopal priest, and a civil rights, gay, and antiwar activist. In graduate school during the late 1960s, he conducted extensive fieldwork in public restrooms in a St. Louis city park to discover patterns of impersonal sex among men. He published the results in \u003ci\u003eTearoom Trade\u003c\/i\u003e. Three decades later the book still triggers many debates about the ethics of his research methods. In 1974, he was the first sociologist to come out as gay. \u003ci\u003eLaud Humphreys: Prophet of Homosexuality and Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e examines the groundbreaking work through the life of a complex man and the life of the man through his controversial work. It is an invaluable contribution to sociology and a fascinating record of a courageous life.","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103278809328,"sku":"9780299203139","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780299203139_p0.jpg?v=1763683944","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780299203139","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}