Sex Acts - Practices of Femininity and Masculinity (Paperback)

Drawing on original empirical research, this book provides a critical understanding of current theory in the study of sexuality. Inter-disciplinary in approach, Jennifer Harding identifies a series of key issues on contemporary discourses: essentialism vs constructionism; gender and sexuality; representation and concepts of identity; Foucalut's notion of `discourse'; and Butler's theory of gender `performance'. These topics are explored in the light of contemporary cultural contexts - for instance, the debate on hormone theory and the social construction of sexuality, `gender bending' and masculinity, the maternal body, queer families, and constructions of motherhood and fatherhood. Critical summaries of the main debates in the field are presented in an accessible way, while the text forms an insightful guide to the dilemmas involved in the private/public divide.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Jenny Harding
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-8039-7595-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Sex & sexuality Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
LSN:	0-8039-7595-3
Barcode:	9780803975958

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