Love, heterosexuality, and society [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Johnson

• Autore: Johnson Paul (Paul James)
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/4
• Soggetto topico: Heterosexuality; Love - Social aspects; Sex; Identity (Psychology)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-153) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: making love, doing heterosexuality -- The essence of love -- Making love and regulating sex -- The lack of love : producing heterosexual subjectivities -- Haunting heterosexuality : homosexuality and the borders of desire -- The escape of desire, the constraints of love -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Heterosexuality is a largely 'silent' set of practices and identities - it is assumed to be everywhere and yet often remains unnamed and unexplored. Despite recent changes in the theoretical understanding and representation of sexuality, heterosexuality continues to be socially normative.Forging a new agenda for the study of heterosexuality, this in-depth volume, the first research monograph to focus on heterosexuality and society, presents an empirical study of the construction, negotiation and enactment of heterosexual sexuality. Using detailed interview data, it investigate
• Titolo autorizzato: Love, heterosexuality, and society
• ISBN: 1-134-21858-3; 1-281-15810-0; 9786611158101; 0-203-01586-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458262803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge advances in sociology.