Sexuality in Austria - Contemporary Austrian Studies Volume 15 (Paperback)

Scholars have increasingly been investigating human sexu- ality as an important field of social history in particular national cultures. This volume examines both continuities and changing patterns of sexual behavior in Austria. "Sexuality in Austria" reflects the broad variety of such recent research. Maria Mesner surveys the growing number of sex counseling organizations in interwar Vienna, some driven by eugenics, others by social concerns. Ties with Margaret Sanger's birth control movement in the U.S. are also documented. Ingrid Bauer and Renate Huber are the first scholars to treat the "foreign encounters" between Austrian women and occupation soldiers during the postwar quadripartite Austrian occupation regime in a comparative framework. Franz Eder traces the growing presence of sexual issues in post-World War II popular media and suggests parallels with the German case. Marcel Scheffknecht shows how Austria was not spared the changes in sexual mores during the "sexual revolution" of the 1960s and 1970s. Matti Bunzl analyses the legal penalties for homosexuality in postwar Austria and the liberation of the gay movement as a result of EU pressures after Austria joined the European Union in 1995. Peter Judson analyzes the major influence of the Catholic Church on Austrian sexuality through the lens of a recent gay and sex abuse scandals in the church hierarchy. In "romancing the foreigner" Julia Woesthoff analyzes the growing presence of foreign workers (gastarbeiter) in postwar Austria and their sexual contacts with natives. In a "non-topical essay" Katharina Wegan views the Austrian historical memory of the Austrian State Treaty through the fiftieth anniversary celebrations in 2005. Review essays and book reviews and the annual review of Austrian politics complete this volume. "Sexuality in Austria" will be of interest to cultural studies specialists, historians, psychologists, and sociologists.

General

Imprint:	AldineTransaction
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary Austrian Studies
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2007
Editors:	Anton Pelinka
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	274
ISBN-13:	978-1-4128-0606-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Sexual relations
LSN:	1-4128-0606-2
Barcode:	9781412806060

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