The Social Construction of Sexuality
Though attitudes toward sexuality have changed greatly over the past two centuries, it is still taken for granted that a distinction can be made between natural and unnatural manifestations of sexuality.\ In The Social Construction of Sexuality, Steven Seidman questions such assumptions and investigates the political and social consequences of privileging certain sexual practices and identities while stigmatizing others. Addressing a range of topics from gay and lesbian identities to sex...
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An affordable primer to sexuality from a sociological perspective.
IntroductionxiPart ITheorizing SexChapter 1The Science of Sex: Sexology and Psychoanalysis3Chapter 2Social Theories of Sexuality: Marxism and Feminism13Chapter 3Social Constructionism: Sociology, History, and Philosophy25Part IIThe Sociology and Politics of Sexual IdentityChapter 4The Rise of a Heterosexual Identity43Chapter 5Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Politics in the United States53Chapter 6Comparative Perspectives on Gay and Lesbian Politics (co-authored by James Dean)80Part IIISocial Conflicts over Sexual MoralityChapter 7Pornography95Chapter 8Sadomasochism105Chapter 9Sex Work114Chapter 10Gay Marriage123Epilogue134Notes139Index147
