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{{Short description|American sociologist}}{{Infobox person|name=Martin S. Weinberg|image=|alt=|caption=|birth_date={{birth date and age|1939|01|23}}|birth_place=[[Albany, New York]]|nationality=American|occupation=[[Sociologist]] and sex researcher|years_active=|known_for=|notable_works={{plainlist|
* ''[[Homosexualities]]''
* ''[[Sexual Preference (book)|Sexual Preference]]''
}}}}'''Martin S. Weinberg''' (born January 23, 1939) is an American sociologist whose work frequently involves [[human sexuality]]. His major areas of interest include [[sociology of the body]], sociology of [[Deviance (sociology)|deviance]] and [[Control theory (sociology)|control]], and [[interpretive sociology]].<ref name="bridy1981">Brody, Jane E. (August 23, 1981). [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/23/us/kinsey-study-finds-homosexuals-show-early-predisposition.html?pagewanted=all Kinsey study finds homosexuals show early predisposition.] ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>

== Life and career ==
Weinberg earned a bachelor's degree from [[St. Lawrence University]] in 1960 and a master's degree in 1961 from [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from [[Northwestern University]] in 1965. He began his teaching career that year at Northwestern, then worked as assistant professor at [[Rutgers University]] from 1965 to 1968. From 1968 to 1980 he served as a senior research sociologist at the [[Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction|Kinsey Institute]].<ref name="buckley1969">Buckley, Tom (April 20, 1969). [https://www.nytimes.com/1969/04/20/archives/all-they-talk-about-is-sex-sex-sex-all-they-talk-about-is-sex-sex.html All they talk about is sex, sex, sex.] ''[[New York Times]]''</ref> During that time he was also faculty in the sociology department as associate professor from 1968 to 1974. He became a full professor in 1974. He has served as visiting professor at [[State University of New York at Albany]] (1981), [[University of Maryland at Baltimore County]] (1985–1988), and [[University of Auckland]] (1998 and 2003).

In 1995 Weinberg received the International Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the [[Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality]], which made him a Fellow in 1999. He is a charter member of the [[International Academy of Sex Research]]. In 2002 he received the Simon-Gagnon Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Study of Sexualities from the [[American Sociological Association]].

In 2004 he won the [[Magnus Hirschfeld Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Sexual Science]] from the [[German Society for Social-Scientific Sexuality Research]].

== Selected bibliography ==

* ''[[wikipedia:Sexual_Preference_(book)|Sexual Preference: Its Development in Men and Women]]''
* ''[[wikipedia:Homosexualities:_A_Study_of_Diversity_Among_Men_and_Women|Homosexualities: A Study of Diversity Among Men and Women]]''
* ''[[Homosexuality: An Annotated Bibliography]]''
* ''[[Deviance (book)|Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective]]''
* ''The Study of Social Problems: Seven Perspectives''
* ''[[Male homosexuals; their problems and adaptations|Male Homosexuals: Their Problems and Adaptations]]''
* ''[[Dual Attraction: Understanding Bisexuality]]''
* ''Sex Research: Studies from the Kinsey Institute''
* ''Gay baths and the social organization of impersonal sex''
* ''Homosexual identity: Commitment, adjustment, and significant others''
* ''Social Constituents of Sadomasochism''

== See also ==

* [[Alan P. Bell]]

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.indiana.edu/~soc/zbio_Weinberg.html Martin Weinberg] via Indiana University

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