Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader - Brossura

Baunach, Dawn Michelle; Burgess, Elisabeth O.; Donnelly, Denise; Simonds, Wendy; Stombler, Mindy

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ISBN 10: 0205359744 ISBN 13: 9780205359745

Casa editrice: Allyn & Bacon, 2004

Riassunto

This exciting new text is a collection of over 50 readings from contemporary scholarly literature, discussing the dual forces of social construction and social control of sexuality. By also including selections from mainstream media, such as The New York Times Magazine and trade books, the authors make controversial and complex topics more approachable for students.

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This anthology of over 50 contemporary readings looks at the dual forces of social construction and social control of sexuality. By also including selections from mainstream media among the scholarly literature, such as The New York Times Magazine and trade books, the authors make controversial and complex topics more approachable for students.

Features
Sources of abridged academic articles include Journal of Sex Research, Sexualities, Men & Masculinities, Journal of Homosexuality, Social Problems, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Contexts, American Sociological Review, Signs, Deviant Behavior, Sexuality and Disability.

Each chapter opens with a “Spotlight on Research” feature, which is an interview with a leading researcher in the field.

Special boxes throughout out the text highlight information complementary to the topic, ranging from additional research statistics to Bill Cosby's recollections of an early sexual encounter.

Product Description:

Book by Stombler Mindy Baunach Dawn M Burgess Elisabeth O

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• Editore: Allyn & Bacon
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0205359744
• ISBN 13: 9780205359745
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 528
• Redattore: Stombler Mindy