S and M: Studies in Dominance and Submission

The contributors to this revised classic incorporate autobiographical and firsthand accounts to emphasize the complexity and symbolic nature of this "velvet underground" of human sexuality.A variety of subworlds and identities are explored: the professional dominatrix; prostitution and S&M; heterosexual, gay, and lesbian S&M; the role of pain and fantasy; and organized S&M groups. Recent trends such as nonmainstream body modification are discussed, along with the increasing integration of S&M themes in areas of popular culture such as the arts, literature, mass media, and fashion.

Thomas S. Weinberg is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York College at Buffalo. Dr. Weinberg's research interests include theory building, the sociology of emotions, alcohol studies, deviance and sexuality. He teaches contemporary sociological theory, social psychology, group dynamics, deviant behavior, the sociology of sexual behavior, and the sociology of addiction.