Sexuality and Gender
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The essays included here reflect differences in race, gender and class and demonstrate how different social groups experience different sets of social norms. Topics include gender and sex theory, identity, childhood and adolescent sexuality, the objectification of women, sexuality and religion, leisure and recreation, politics and social change and the possible future of sexual relationships.
List of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Pt. IThinking About Sexuality31Higamous-Hogamous52Symbolic Interactionism and Sexual Conduct: An Emergent Perspective203Pleasure under Patriarchy334A Queer Encounter: Sociology and the Study of Sexuality44Pt. IIGender and Sexual Identities615The Naked Citadel636Subject Honor and Object Shame: The Construction of Male Homosexuality and Stigma in Nicaragua877Copycat1008Sexuality and Gender in Certain Native American Tribes: The Case of Cross-Gender Females113Pt. IIISexuality in Childhood and Adolescence1259Sexuality and Gender in Children's Daily Worlds12710"I couldn't ever picture myself having sex ...": Gender Differences in Sex and Sexual Subjectivity14211"The punk guys will really overpower what the punk girls have to say": The Boys' Turf16712Tough Times: Susan Carter174Pt. IVSexual Objectification19113The Sexual Politics of Black Womanhood19314The Meaning of Sex20715Working for Men: At the Intersection of Power, Gender, and Sexuality22116Boundary Lines: Labeling Sexual Harassment in Restaurants239Pt. VSexuality and Religion25717Breaking Walls, Raising Fences: Masculinity, Intimacy, and Accountability among the Promise Keepers25918Sex-Segregated Living: Celebrating the Female27219The Metropolitan Community Churches and the Gay Agenda: The Power of Pentecostalism and Essentialism28220The Muslim Concept of Active Female Sexuality297Pt. VILeisure and Recreation30921Publicity Traps: Television Talk Shows and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Visibility31122Girls, Media, and the Negotiation of Sexuality: A Study of Race, Class, and Gender in Adolescent Peer Groups33223Becoming 100 Percent Straight34924Fantasy Islands: Exploring the Demand for Sex Tourism355Pt. VIISexual Politics and Social Change36925Sex and Society37126A Place Called Home: A Queer Political Economy: Mexican Immigrant Men's Family Experiences38227Gay and Lesbian Families are Here; All Our Families Are Queer; Let's Get Used to It!39528Social Control, Civil Liberties, and Women's Sexuality408Pt. VIIIFuture Directions42529Beyond the Closet? The Changing Social Meaning of Homosexuality in the United States42730Intimacy as Democracy44631Intimacy Transformed? A Critical Look at the "Pure Relationship"45632The Five Sexes: Why Male and Female Are Not Enough468Index474
