05572oam 2200757I 450 991078655280332120230617015435.01-317-95558-71-315-86473-81-317-95559-510.4324/9781315864730 (CKB)3710000000117319(EBL)1694536(SSID)ssj0001322226(PQKBManifestationID)11747013(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001322226(PQKBWorkID)11423719(PQKB)10336470(MiAaPQ)EBC1694536(Au-PeEL)EBL1694536(CaPaEBR)ebr10876287(CaONFJC)MIL613921(OCoLC)880579452(EXLCZ)99371000000011731920180706d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSexuality and gender in postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia /Aleksandar Stulhofer, Theo Sandfort, editorsNew York :Haworth Press,2005.1 online resource (743 p.)Human Sexuality"Transferred to Digital Printing 2008"--T. p. verso.0-7890-2294-X 0-7890-2293-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Sexuality and Gender in Times of Transition; Changing the Gender Order; Changing Social Regulation of Sexuality; Sexualities in Postcommunism; The Contributions; PART I: POSTCOMMUNIST CONSTRUCTIONS OF GENDER AND SEXUALITY; Chapter 1. Gender Inequalities in a Nationalist, Nontransitional Context in Serbia, Emphasizing Vojvodina, During the 1990s; Introduction; A Gendered Approach to Theories of Development and TransitionGeneral Economic and Social Conditions in Serbia During the 1990sGender Oppression in Serbia: From Socialism to State-Directed Nondevelopment; Current Developments and Future Trends in the Labor Market for Women During Transition in Serbia, Emphasizing Vojvodina; Summary: Toward Affirmative Action; Chapter 2. Hierarchies of Difference: National Identity, Gay and Lesbian Rights, and the Church in Postcommunist Romania; Gender and Romanian Communism; Brief History; The Actors of the Debate; The Debate; ConclusionChapter 3. From Sworn Virgins to Transvestite Prostitutes: Performing Gender and Sexuality in Two Films from YugoslaviaChapter 4. The Spatiality of Identities and Sexualities: Is "Transition" a Challenging Point at All?; Introductory Notes: Facing the Question; Facing the Approach and Problem That Sexuality Matters; Facing Transition and War(s): Stereotypes, Trends, and Media Signifiers of Sexualities; Facing Female Sexuality Within the Pornography of War(s); Instead of a Conclusion: Facing Obstacles, Gaps, and Potentials Within/Crossing "Transition"PART II: SEXUAL POLITICS AND SEXUAL IDENTITIESChapter 5. Sexual Culture and Politics in Contemporary Russia; Post-Soviet Sexuality; Attitudes Toward Sex Education; The Antisexual Crusade; Chapter 6. Serbian Sexual Response: Gender and Sexuality in Serbia During the 1990s; Excitement (The Awakening of the Nation); Plateau (Turbo Folk); Orgasm (Pornography); Resolution; Chapter 7. The Social Status of Lesbian Women in Slovenia in the 1990s; Introduction; Historical Background; The Lesbian Movement in Slovenia; The Current Legal Situation Concerning Lesbian WomenLesbians Within Education, the Health System, and the MilitaryThe Social Situation Concerning Lesbian Women; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Sexualities in Belarus: Some Major Patterns of Sexual Behavior and Their Cultural Background; Introduction; Gender Roles and Images; Sexualities and "Witch Hunts"; Post-Soviet Sexual Discourses and Western Influences; Issues of Domestic Violence: The Controversial Role of Physicians; Sex-Related Prejudice and Sex Crimes: The Orthodox Church and Homophobia; ConclusionChapter 9. The New Visibility: Representing Sexual Minorities in the Popular Culture of Post-Soviet RussiaImportant new findings on sex and gender in the former Soviet Bloc! Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia is a groundbreaking look at the new sexual reality in Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe after the fall of communism. The book presents the kind of candid discussion of sexual identities, sexual politics, and gender arrangements that was often censored and rarely discussed openly before the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1987. Authors from a variety of disciplines examine how the changes caused by rapid economic and social transformation have affected Human sexuality (Haworth Press)SexEurope, EasternSexEurope, CentralSexFormer Soviet republicsGender identityEurope, EasternGender identityEurope, CentralSexSexSexGender identityGender identity306.7/0947Sandfort Theo1953-1492251Stulhofer Aleksandar1492252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786552803321Sexuality and gender in postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia3714626UNINA