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Jeffrey Weeks

Our families are increasingly a matter of choice, and the choices are widening all the time. This is particularly true of the non-heterosexual world, where the last ten years have seen a popular acceptance of same sex partnerships and to a lesser extent of same-sex parenting. Based on extensive interviews with people in a variety of non-traditional relationships, this fascinating new book argues that these developments in the non-heterosexual world are closely linked to wider changes in the meaning of family in society at large and that each can cast light on the other. Same Sex Intimacies offers vivid accounts of the different ways non-heterosexual people have been able to create meaningful intimate relationships for themselves and highlights the role of individual agency and collective endeavour in forging these roles: as friends, partners, parents, and as members of communities.

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Invented Moralities: Sexual Values in an Age of Uncertainty

Jeffrey Weeks

At the core of the ongoing debate over "values" is the issue of sexuality. Indeed, when conservative politicians invoke the notion of "family values", they imply a range of ideals centered around the limitation of sexual freedom. Sex and morality have become hot topics in this age of widespread uncertainty about the location of "right" and "wrong". In Invented Moralities, renowned scholar Jeffrey Weeks explores the clashes over sexual values that characterize these contemporary debates. Working from what he calls a radical humanist perspective, Weeks looks at sexual mores in these times of confusion - from AIDS and the challenges of love and death, to the politics of diversity, to controversial topics such as sadomasochism, rape, and abortion rights. Invented Moralities asks us to move beyond the narrow focus on "right" and "wrong" sexual behavior, and instead turn our attention to the ethics of how we engage with the shifting landscapes of sexuality. As Weeks puts it, we need to develop "an ethic of relationships, not a morality of (sex) acts". As a point of entry into the debate on values, Invented Moralities presents an imperative for the contemporary Left. In an even broader sense, this important work offers a celebration of individual freedom and the rich diversity of human goals.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1995

Invented Moralities: Sexual Values in an Age of Uncertainty

Jeffrey Weeks

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Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation

Jeffrey Weeks; Dennis Altman

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Against Nature: Essays on History, Sexuality and Identity

Jeffrey Weeks

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Other editions: Softcover - 1991

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Sex, Politics, and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality Since 1800

Jeffrey Weeks

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1981, Softcover - 1981

Family Studies, Information Needs, and Resources: The Report of the Review Panel on Family Studies

Jeffrey Weeks

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Sexuality and Its Discontents: Meanings, Myths, and Modern Sexualities

Jeffrey Weeks

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Other editions: Softcover - 1985, Hardcover - 1985

Coming Out: Homosexual Politics in Britain from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

Jeffrey Weeks

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Other editions: 1977

Socialism and the New Life: The Personal and Sexual Politics of Edward Carpenter and Havelock Ellis

Jeffrey Weeks; Sheila Rowbotham

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