Technologies of sexiness : sex, identity, and consumer culture
Evans, AdrienneAuthor
Riley, SarahContributor
What does sexiness mean today? Has sexiness become something that is bought and sold? What identity effects does a sexiness informed by consumer culture have? This book addresses these questions, off the back of a heightened visibility of 'sex', 'sexiness', and 'sexualization' in everyday life.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What does sexiness mean today? Has sexiness become something that is bought and sold? What identity effects does a sexiness informed by consumer culture have? This book addresses these questions, off the back of a heightened visibility of 'sex', 'sexiness', and 'sexualization' in everyday life.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 22, 2014).
Preface -- Sex, identity and consumer culture -- Doubled stagnations : mapping debates -- Technologies of sexiness -- Pursuing pleasure -- Functioning feminists -- Constant regulation, constant repositioning and finding hope in "othering" -- References.
Gender identity
Sex in popular culture
Feminism
Consumption (Economics)
Gender & Ethnic Studies
Social Sciences
Gender Studies & Sexuality