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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459445303321

Autore

Jackson Stevi

Titolo

Theorizing sexuality [[electronic resource] /] / Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkshire, England ; ; New York, N.Y., : McGraw-Hill, : Open University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-33867-X

9786613338679

0-335-24041-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Theorizing society

Altri autori (Persone)

RayLarry

ScottSue

Disciplina

309.7

Soggetti

Sex customs

Sexual orientation

Sex

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title page; THEORIZING SOCIETY; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PUBLISHERS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: THE CASE FOR THE SOCIALITY OF SEXUALITY; 1 CONCEPTUALIZING SEXUALITY: FROM KINSEY TO QUEER AND BEYOND; 2 FEMINIST ENGAGEMENTS: POLITICIZING THE PERSONAL AND ENGENDERING THEORY; 3 MODERNITY AND ITS DISCONTENTS; 4 IS HETEROSEXUALITY STILL COMPULSORY?; 5 RISK, GOVERNANCE AND SURVEILLANCE: THE BOUNDARIES OF CHILDHOOD; 6 THE SEXUAL SELF IN LATE MODERNITY; 7 EMBODIED PRACTICES AND SEXUAL PLEASURE

8 CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON ORDINARY SEXUALITYREFERENCES; INDEX; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The book confronts the anxieties associated with sexuality in the late modern, western world and engages with wider debates on social transformations in late modernity. As such, it provides both an overview of the field of sexuality as well as setting a new agenda for



debating the topic.