Thinking Straight: The Power, Promise and Paradox of Heterosexuality

ISBN 10: 0415932734 / ISBN 13: 9780415932738

Published by Routledge, 2005

About this Item

This is an edited collection of new material by some of the top scholars in the area of heterosexual studies. Editor(s): Ingraham, Chrys. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420. . 2005. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking Straight: The Power, Promise and Paradox of Heterosexuality
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415932734
• ISBN 13: 9780415932738
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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).