Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader (2nd Edition) - Softcover

Stombler, Mindy; Baunach, Dawn M.; Burgess, Elisabeth O.; Donnelly, Denise; Simonds, Wendy

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9780205485444: Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0205485448 ISBN 13: 9780205485444

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2006

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This anthology of almost 70 readings--from contemporary scholarly literature, trade books, popular media, as well as contributed articles-- examines the many ways in which human sexuality is socially constructed and regulated behavior, and how it is studied by social scientists.

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Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, 2/E

Mindy  Stombler, Georgia State University
Dawn M. Baunach, Georgia State University
Elisabeth O. Burgess, Georgia State University
Denise  Donnelly, Georgia State University
Wendy  Simonds, Georgia State University

ISBN: 0205485448

This anthology of 62 readings from contemporary scholarly literature, trade books, popular media, as well as contributed articles, examines the many ways in which human sexuality is a socially constructed and regulated behavior, and how it is studied by social scientists.

New To This Edition

39 of the 62 readings are new.
Several chapters, including Sexual Practices, Sexual Violence, and Commercialized Sex, have been greatly expanded.
Each chapter now concludes with "Sextistics," a set of relevant research data.

About the Author:

The authors are all sociologists, sex researchers, and faculty members at Georgia State University, where they team-teach a popular sexuality and society course.

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