Technologies of Sexuality, Identity and Sexual Health highlights
the complex ways in which sexuality is expressed and enacted
through local ideologies, global identities and material cultures,
and their influence on people s sexual health and well-being. Its
impetus is the renewed interest in technology and the social life
of things, including pharmaceuticals, expanded sexual and related
surgery, the growing exploitation of markets for sexual and
contraceptive products, and the impact of these on sexual and
health practices and outcomes.
Organised loosely into three parts, the opening chapters
concentrate on female contraception, its availability, and the
varied cultural significance attached to the ability to control its
use, exploring the politics of reproductive health and birth
control, and the ties between technology and power. The middle
section turns its attention to men, and the impact of traditional
and contemporary concerns about masculinity, and the social and
sexual roles of men. The final chapters look at the commonalities
across cultural borders and sexual gendered identities how products
and procedures travel, not only through the formal channels of
globalisation, but also informally, carried by individuals across
cultural and social boundaries through sexual, social and
commercial interactions.
The volume brings together anthropologists, sociologists and
cultural studies scholars, both senior and emerging, from around
the globe. Offering an important and topical contribution to the
developing global literature on sexuality, sexual identity, culture
and health, it is of interest to researchers and advanced students
in these areas.
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