Integral voices on sex, gender, and sexuality
Subtitle: critical inquiries
By: edited by Sarah E. Nicholson and Vanessa D. Fisher
Series: SUNY series in integral theory
Publisher: State University of New York Press; SUNY Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781438452197; 9781438452180
Subjects: Feminism; Gender identity; Masculinity; Man-woman relationships
Description: "This volume takes a unique approach to the question of what it is to be a gendered, sexual self in a postmodern world, offering insights informed by the Integral paradigm of theory and practice. With the inquiry into sex, gender, and sexuality having become so broad and diverse within both academia and popular culture, the Integral approach can help sift through and make sense of the cacophony of theories and agendas that seek to stake their ground in this collective conversation. Informed by the work of thinkers such as Sri Aurobindo, Gergory Bateson, Jean Gebser, Ervin Laszlo, and, most directly, Ken Wilber, the Integral approach acknowledges and works with multiple and contradictory experiences, theories, and realities. Dealing with a variety of topics, including feminism, the men's movement, sexual identity, queer history, and spirituality, the work's contributors speak from across the spectrum of personal and political backgrounds, academic and practitioner orientations, and male and female perspectives. The combination of voices aims to bring forward a more complex and integrated understanding of what it means to be woman, man, human." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining woman : from first wave to integral feminism / Sarah Nicholson; title: (Are) men tragically hopeless (?) : a critical integralist's perspective / R. Michael Fisher; title: A deep integral view on the future of gender / Elizabeth Debold; title: The mysterious fate of homosexuality / Gilles Herrada; title: An integral map of sexual identity / Terry Hildebrandt; title: Gender issues without men : an oxymoron? / Warren Farrell & Ken Wilber; title: Feminine, masculine, female, male in the integral space / Rebecca A. Bailin; title: Integral spirituality or masculine spirituality?; title: Joseph gelfer; title: Led by the spirit of art: a spiritual feminist arts based inquiry / Barbara Bickel; title: Evolving our approach to sexual harassment : a new role for women / Vanessa D. Fisher & Diane Musho Hamilton; title: An integral approach to sexuality education / Michele Eliason & John P. Elia.