num_pages: 512
description: Featuring a variety of readings, this interdisciplinary anthology addresses such key questions How are sexualities socially constructed? Why are sexualities more than just natural "urges" or "drives"? and How are sexualities personal, social, and political? Identities, Behaviors, and Society focuses on gender, using multiple disciplines, international populations, and theories to explore sexualities. The readings--including several written specifically for this volume--will grab students' attention. Topics range from the motivations ofX-rated movie stars to vibrator use to gendered sexual fantasies. Same-sex orientation, people of color, and global populations are considered throughout. Identities, Behaviors, and Society opens with classical and contemporary theories about sexualities, including selections by Freud,Kinsey, and Fausto-Sterling. Subsequent chapters explore the ways in which we learn about sexual activities and develop sexual identities, both heterosexual and same-sex. The discussion expands to include sexual adaptations, sexual media, intersections with violence, and sexual education. The textends with a key How will the next generation be taught about sex?With its synthesized focus on the psychological, social, ethical, and political dimensions of sexualities, Identities, Behaviors, and Society is ideal for courses in sociology, women's studies, anthropology, family studies, communication, and social work.
language: English
title: Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society
titlecomplete: Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society
genres: Sexuality
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Oxford University Press