is inadequate for supplying the basis from which to study the homosexual population group.

Aims and Plan of This Study

The aim of this study is to subject this population group to sociological examination, exploring its functional and structural aspects as thoroughly as may be done in an introductory volume with the hope that this may stimulate others to make further studies in the field.

The plan of the study is as follows:

(1) Examination of homosexuality as a societal question, in terms of generallyaccepted sociological concepts;

(2) Formulation of a tentative functional analysis of homosexual group behavior as currently found in United States, with principal emphasis upon the male homosexual;

(3) Description of specific groupways found in the homosexual community; (4) Case histories and data from the files of ONE Institute;

(5) Bibliography.

Genesis of the Project

This Syllabus is an outline of a projected volume on the homosexual in American society. It has been developed from the author's class notes, particularly from the course on the sociology of homosexuality, as taught at ONE Institute. It should perhaps be explained that the Institute's work is focussed exclusively upon homosexuality from a variety of aspects-anthropological, biological, legal, historical and many others. The intent of this present study is to reflect the comprehensive approach taken by the Institute, as nearly as possible.

The urgent need for having a teaching guide available, as well as the hope of stimulating further sociological study of the subject, has prompted an early issue of this Syllabus. It is expected that it will undergo successive revisions before being expanded into a full text.

Sources of Information

An extensive body of materials in the possession of ONE Institute has been the primary source of information. Without it this study would not have been possible. Included are:

(1) Personal experiences, case histories, letters and manuscripts. The length of these varies from merely a few, but highly significant lines to those exceeding 100 typewritten pages. Accessions of this sort have averaged about 2,000 annually during the past ten years, and now total approximately 20,000 items.

(2) Interviews in person or by telephone, lasting from a few minutes to several hours each, to the number of about 1,000 annually, a total of approximately 10,000. The rich experience gained from interviewing so wide a cross-section of the homosexual population has given Institute staff-members insights into the behavior patterns of the group which could hardly be attained in any other way. Not less than one half of these interviews were conducted by the author.

(3) Appendix A consists of data taken from a survey of 400 homosexual men made by the Institute. Personal data and attitudes concerning the social condition of homosexuals in American society were obtained through a questionnaire. (4) Appendix B consists of descriptive data taken from a survey of 157 homosexual women, as conducted by The Daughters of Bilitis.

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