Sexuality, 9780199298020
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Unpack the complexities of sex: Genes, society, culture, and politics.

Sexuality

A Very Short Introduction

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    176 pages

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    23 July 2008

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Summary

What shapes our sexuality? Is it a product of our genes, or of society, culture, and politics? How have concepts of sexuality and sexual norms changed over time? How have feminist theories, religion, and HIV/AIDS affected our attitudes to sex?

Focusing on the social, political, and psychological aspects of sexuality, this Very Short Introduction examines these questions and many more, exploring what shapes our sexuality, and how our attitudes to sex have in turn shaped the wider world…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780199298020
ISBN-10:0199298025
Author:Veronique Mottier
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:23 July 2008
Weight:142g
Dimensions:174mm x 111mm x 10mm
Series:Very Short Introductions
About The Author

Veronique Mottier

Véronique Mottier is Fellow and Director of Studies in Social and Political Sciences at Jesus College, Cambridge and Professor of Sociology at the University of Lausanne. Her research interests include the politics of sexuality and gender, theories of the state, feminist political philosophy and discourse analysis, and she has published widely in these areas. Her previous books include Politics of Sexuality: Identity, Gender, Citizenship (2006, co-edited with Terrell Carver).

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