Abstract excerpted from book jacket.:
This book offers an introduction to the central debates in sexuality research today. It features contributions by Ralph Bolton, Robert Connell, John D'Emilio, John Gagnon, Donna Haraway, Gilbert Herdt, Janet Holland, Cindy Patton, Gayle Rubin, Joan Scott, Carole Vance, Jeffrey Weeks, and others. The collection ranges across definitive conceptual and methodological contributions, accounts of the social construction of sexuality and the relationship between gender and power, explorations of the politics and economic of sex, discussions of sexual identities and communities and research on HIV and AIDS. It is designed to be a core textbook for students of sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, and health and behavioral studies.
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