Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
Practices of Femininity and Masculinity
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
ISBN: 978-0-8039-7594-1
Verlag: Sage Publications UK
Drawing on original empirical research, this book provides a critical understanding of current theory in the study of sexuality.
Inter-disciplinary in approach, Jennifer Harding identifies a series of key issues on contemporary discourses: essentialism vs constructionism; gender and sexuality; representation and concepts of identity; Foucalut's notion of `discourse'; and Butler's theory of gender `performance'. These topics are explored in the light of contemporary cultural contexts - for instance, the debate on hormone theory and the social construction of sexuality, `gender bending' and masculinity, the maternal body, queer families, and constructions of motherhood and fatherhood. Critical summaries of the main debates in the field are presented in an accessible way, while the text forms an insightful guide to the dilemmas involved in the private/public divide.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie
Weitere Infos & Material
The Power of Sex
An Introduction
Investigating Sex
Essentialism and Constructionism
Private Sex, Public Danger
Sex/uality and Representation
Chemical Sex and Social Control
`Gender-Bending' and Masculinity
Sex/uality and the Maternal Body
Queer Families
Sexual Parody
Lesbians in Popular Culture
