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He is coauthor (with John I. Kitsuse) ofConstructing Social Problems and is deputy editor of the journalSocial Problems. His current research focuses on how the psychiatric profession responds to social controversy, criticism, and social pressure.
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Spector, M. Legitimizing homosexuality. Society 14, 52–56 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02700829
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