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: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Contemporary Austrian Studies |
| Release date: |
August 2017 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Editors: |
Anton Pelinka
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
264 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-53248-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-53248-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781138532489 |
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