The Social Construction of Sexuality and Perversion [electronic resource] : Deconstructing Sadomasochism /
Beckmann, A.author.
This book deconstructs the pathologizing category of 'sadomasochism' in order to account for the 'lived realities' of consensual 'SM' play, emphasizing the connection between the corporeal and the political in contemporary consumer cultures. It discusses the homogenization of desire and ownership and use of 'body' and 'sexual ethics'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Deconstructing 'normalizing concepts' -- The 'field': 'lived experiences' of consensual 'SM' and 'subjugated knowledges' -- 'Sadomasochism': a social construction and its use -- Challenging claims of a non-violent modernity -- Consensual 'SM' as a spiritual practice and the experience of 'transcendence' -- Alternative readings of consensual 'SM.'
This book deconstructs the pathologizing category of 'sadomasochism' in order to account for the 'lived realities' of consensual 'SM' play, emphasizing the connection between the corporeal and the political in contemporary consumer cultures. It discusses the homogenization of desire and ownership and use of 'body' and 'sexual ethics'.
Criminology.
Human body—Social aspects.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Psychology, Pathological.
Forensic psychology.
Sexual behavior.
Sexual psychology.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Sociology of the Body.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Psychopathology.
Forensic Psychology.
Sexual Behavior.