1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829069403321

Autore

Wilkerson W

Titolo

Ambiguity and Sexuality [[electronic resource] ] : A Theory of Sexual Identity / / by W. Wilkerson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007

ISBN

1-137-05173-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Future of Minority Studies

Disciplina

306.766

Soggetti

Sociology

Philosophy of mind

Political theory

Gender Studies

Philosophy of Mind

Political Theory

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

Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Question; 2. Starting with Experience; 3. The Shape of Experience; 4. Desire by Itself; 5. Desire in Relation to Others; 6. Social Identities; 7. Choosing Our Sexuality and Sexual Identity as Project; 8. Science and Sexual Orientation; 9. Reality and Ambiguity in Sexual Identity; 10. Social Constructionism and Essentialism; 11. Subjection, Liberation, and the Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A new account of the formation of sexual identity, coined 'emerged fusion', which avoids the traps of the essentialism versus constructivism debate, and offers a viable third alternative. This book is a theoretical tool that will be useful in sociology, queer studies, and gender studies as a new approach to understanding sexual identity.