Research Catalog

Title

The social construction of sexuality / Steven Seidman.

Author

Seidman, Steven

Publication

New York : W. W. Norton, c2010.

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Subject

• Sex > Philosophy
• Gender identity
• Social role
• Heterosexuality
• Homosexuality
• Sexual ethics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-218) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part I: Theorizing Sex -- 1. The Science of Sex: Sexology and Psychoanalysis -- 2. Social Theories of Sexuality: Marxism and Feminism -- 3. Social Constructionism: Sociology, History, and Philosophy -- Part II: The Sociology and Politics of Sexual Identity -- 4. Heterosexuality: From Behavior to Identity -- 5. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Politics in the United States -- 6. The Revolt against Sexual Identity (co-authored by Suzanne Pennington and Carey Jean Sojka) -- Part III: Social Institutions, Culture, and the Regulation of Sex -- 7. Into Our Bedrooms: The State Takes Charge -- 8. Popular Culture Introduces the New Normal Citizen: The Gay-American -- 9. Heterosexuality in Panic: Doctors to the Rescue -- Part IV: Sexual Ethics in a Time of Uncertainty -- 10. Porn Wars -- 11. S/M or the Pleasures of Pain -- 12. A Right to Sex Work? -- 13. Gay Marriage: Is America a Christian or Liberal Nation?

ISBN

• 9780393934021 (pbk.)
• 0393934020 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2009036556

OCLC

• 435918254
• SCSB-12396070

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library