Colin John Anthony Williams (born 1941) is a
sociologist and retired Professor of Sociology at
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. He served as Research Sociologist at the
Kinsey Institute for Sex Research from 1968 to 1980.
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'' Williams' work frequently looks at sociological issues affecting
gay
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,
lesbian
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,
bisexual
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and
transgender
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people.
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Life and career
Williams earned his bachelor's degree from the
London School of Economics
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in 1963 and his master's degree from the
University of British Columbia
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in 1966. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from
Rutgers University
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in 1970.
Selected books
*''Homosexuals and the Military'' (1971)
*''Male Homosexuals: Their Problems and Adaptations'' (1974)
*''Sex and Morality in the U.S.'' (1989)
*''Dual Attraction: Understanding Bisexuality'' (1994)
References
External links
Colin J. Williams faculty pageScholars @ IU page
1941 births
Living people
American sexologists
American sociologists
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