Tearoom Trade Book Summary
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Tearoom trade is a book by Humphrey on a study about the encounters of homosexuals in public places. The goal of Humphrey’s research was to try and understand the reason as to why many men were having sex with other men particularly in restrooms. The book analyses act of homosexuality that takes place in public toilets. The research is done in the 1970s at a time when ‘tearooms’ was a reference for public toilets where men could have sex. At the time of the research, it was illegal and a crime for men to have sex with each other in the United States.
Humphrey thought it would be of value to the society by trying to understand what encouraged men to indulge in this behavior. Humphrey declares that the men that partake in these homosexual activities originate from different backgrounds from all over the world and have different personal motives for seeking other homosexuals. Humphreys study questions the stereotypes connecting with the men having sex with other men in public places. His study showed that majority of those involved in …show more content…
Tearoom trade is a book that attracts criticism and attracts major controversy from a majority of its readers. He reveals his real identity to only to a few of those he observes. The main reason why he decides to hide his identity during his research was so as to avoid biased responses. He explains that because of the way the society has stigmatized homosexuals activities and the fact that many of interviewees wanted to keep their activities secret, it was important for him to conceal his identity as a researcher if he wanted to have a chance of observing and getting follow up interviews from those
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Date Tearoom Trade
Tearoom trade is a book by Humphrey on a study about the encounters of homosexuals in public places. The goal of Humphrey’s research was to try and understand the reason as to why many men were having sex with other men particularly in restrooms. The book analyses act of homosexuality that takes place in public toilets. The research is done in the 1970s at a time when ‘tearooms’ was a reference for public toilets where men could have sex. At the time of the research, it was illegal and a crime for men to have sex with each other in the United States.
Humphrey thought it would be of value to the society by trying to understand what encouraged men to indulge in this behavior. Humphrey declares that the men that partake in these homosexual activities originate from different backgrounds from all over the world and have different personal motives for seeking other homosexuals. Humphreys study questions the stereotypes connecting with the men having sex with other men in public places. His study showed that majority of those involved in …show more content…
Tearoom trade is a book that attracts criticism and attracts major controversy from a majority of its readers. He reveals his real identity to only to a few of those he observes. The main reason why he decides to hide his identity during his research was so as to avoid biased responses. He explains that because of the way the society has stigmatized homosexuals activities and the fact that many of interviewees wanted to keep their activities secret, it was important for him to conceal his identity as a researcher if he wanted to have a chance of observing and getting follow up interviews from those