Sexualities in Context: A Social Perspective - Softcover

Plante, Rebecca F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813342937 ISBN 13: 9780813342931

Publisher: Westview Press, 2006

Synopsis

Written in an accessible and clear manner, Sexualities in Context presents focused overviews and explorations of some of the most timely issues in the social construction of sex. This brief text is suitable for courses with coverage of gender and sexuality in sociology, psychology, women's and gender studies, and human development. The only book of its kind to address sexualities from a social perspective, Plante's analysis of the context of sexuality, sexual behaviors, and identities is both intelligent and readable. With contemporary topics, such as 'hooking up,' sexual fantasies, and bisexualities, along with examples of how to apply critical thinking, students are empowered to think outside their comfort zones and encouraged to explore the topic of sex in a new context. Employing useful pedagogical features like end-of-chapter questions and suggested projects, this is the ideal text to help students see that sex is not only personal but social and political as well.

About this title

About the Author:

Rebecca F. Plante is Associate Professor of Sociology at Ithaca College. She is the editor of two other books on sexualities and genders, and has written on these topics for scholarly journals and the popular press. Plante has also worked as a program evaluator of various state-level HIV/AIDS education programs and once hosted a radio call-in sex advice show. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0813342937
• ISBN 13: 9780813342931
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352