Thinking Straight: The Power, The Promise And The Paradox Of Heterosexuality

Ingraham, Chrys (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0415932726 / ISBN 13: 9780415932721

Published by Routledge, 2004

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1st edition. 256 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking Straight: The Power, The Promise And The Paradox Of Heterosexuality
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415932726
• ISBN 13: 9780415932721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.63 kilograms

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Synopsis

This collection of original essays will unravel the current heterosexual scene in two parts: one on rights and privileges, the other on popular culture. Topics covered include weddings, proms, citizenship, marriage penalties, cartoons, mermaids and myth.

About the Author

Chrys Ingraham is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Women's Studies at Russell Sage College. She is author of White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality inPopular Culture, and co-editor (with Rosemary Hennessy) of Materialist Feminism: A Reader in Class, Race,Difference and Women's Lives, both published by Routledge).