Sexuality

by Weeks, Jeffrey

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Full title :Sexuality / Jeffrey Weeks.

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Publication Date:2022.
Edition:Fifth edition

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Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2022.

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Previous edition: 2017.

1 Introduction: languages of sex <BLOCKQUOTE>The significance of sexuality Words and meanings Sexualities in history and society </BLOCKQUOTE>2 The invention of sexuality <BLOCKQUOTE>A brief history of the history of sexuality A subject in constant flux The 'social construction' of sexuality The organisation of sexuality Why sexuality is important Intersections </BLOCKQUOTE>3 The meanings of sexual difference <BLOCKQUOTE>A true sex? The biological imperative Evolutionary diversions Biological modes of argument Sexuality and social relations Multiple realities and diverse social worlds Performing identities Sexuality and the unconscious Affect and the structuring of emotions Phobias and norms </BLOCKQUOTE>4 The challenge of diversity <BLOCKQUOTE>The language of perversity Categorising sexualities The discourse of diversity Deconstructing the categories Making choices </BLOCKQUOTE>5 Sexuality, intimacy and politics <BLOCKQUOTE>Sexuality on the front line Beyond tradition Living with uncertainty: HIV/AIDS Sexual and intimate citizenshipGlobalisation and human sexual rights 6 Private pleasures and public policiesThe limits of science The ethical dilemmaTowards sexual democracy The human gesture</BLOCKQUOTE> Suggestions for further reading