Breaking new ground, both substantively and stylistically, Introducing the New Sexuality Studies, Second Edition offers students and academics an engaging, thought-provoking introduction and overview of the social study of sexualities. Its central premise is to explore the socia…
Sex: how should we do it, when should we do it, and with whom? How should we talk about and represent sex, what social institutions should regulate it, and what are other people doing? Throughout history human beings have searched for answers to such questions by turning to the …
In this manifesto, biologist and transsexual woman Julia Serano reveals the ways that fear, contempt, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape societal attitudes about trans women, gender, and sexuality as a whole.
A provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations, …
This collection of pioneering sexologist Leonore Tiefer's essays includes popular as well as professional writings on the social construction of sexuality and includes a new section on Tiefer's most recent essays on female sexual dysfunction (fsd). Tiefer's background as a sexol…
The focus of this text is on helping practitioners recognize and respond appropriately to psychosexual anxiety and distress. Research suggests that the sexual concerns of patients still go unaddressed and that communication with patients about sexual issues is generally inadequa…
