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'''D J West''' ('''Donald West''') is a British psychiatrist and criminologist, noted for his book <cite>Homosexuality</cite>, published in 1955. | '''D J West''' ('''Donald West''') is a British psychiatrist and criminologist, noted for his book <cite>Homosexuality</cite>, published in 1955. | ||
| − | + | As a younger socially withdrawn gay man, he found himself attracted to studies of the psychological problems of sexual and social outcasts – his research among social deviants includes ground-breaking works such as <cite>The Habitual Prisoner</cite> (1963) and <cite>The Young Offender</cite> (1967). In 1961 he initiated a fifty year follow-up of the lives of a sample of London boys, the early stages of which were published in <cite>The Delinquent Way of Life</cite> (1977). Further research in sex studies included a survey of London rent boys, <cite>Male Prostitution</cite> (1992).<ref><cite>[[Polari magazine]]</cite>, "Gay Life, Straight Work with D J West": http://www.polarimagazine.com/gaystheword/gay-life-straight-work-d-j-west</ref> | |
Donald West's best known work, <cite>Homosexuality</cite>, written well before the decrimilarisation of homosexuality, and even before the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]], was a slassic of its time, and argued for tolerance of homosexuals, without of course revealing that its author was himself gay. | Donald West's best known work, <cite>Homosexuality</cite>, written well before the decrimilarisation of homosexuality, and even before the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]], was a slassic of its time, and argued for tolerance of homosexuals, without of course revealing that its author was himself gay. | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 21 February 2012
D J West (Donald West) is a British psychiatrist and criminologist, noted for his book Homosexuality, published in 1955.
As a younger socially withdrawn gay man, he found himself attracted to studies of the psychological problems of sexual and social outcasts – his research among social deviants includes ground-breaking works such as The Habitual Prisoner (1963) and The Young Offender (1967). In 1961 he initiated a fifty year follow-up of the lives of a sample of London boys, the early stages of which were published in The Delinquent Way of Life (1977). Further research in sex studies included a survey of London rent boys, Male Prostitution (1992).[1]
Donald West's best known work, Homosexuality, written well before the decrimilarisation of homosexuality, and even before the publication of the Wolfenden Report, was a slassic of its time, and argued for tolerance of homosexuals, without of course revealing that its author was himself gay.
References
- ↑ Polari magazine, "Gay Life, Straight Work with D J West": http://www.polarimagazine.com/gaystheword/gay-life-straight-work-d-j-west
