This book surveys and evaluates the sociological contribution to the study of sexuality. It not only maps major theoretical shifts and debates, but also offers a unique examination of the topic that emphasises the sociality of sexuality. In particular, it considers the institutional, biographical and interactional contexts of our sexual lives as well as the cultural significance and everyday practice of sexuality.
 The authors contest not only popular understandings of sexuality as natural, but also psychoanalytic explanations and forms of analysis that privilege the cultural construction of sexuality over its everyday social accomplishment. In particular, they challenge the 'specialness' of sexuality within contemporary culture, arguing that sexuality is better understood as a routine part of everyday social life.
 The book confronts the anxieties associated with sexuality in the late modern, western world and engages with wider debates on social transformations in late modernity. As such, it provides both an overview of the field of sexuality as well as setting an agenda.
 Theorizing Sexuality is key reading for students, researchers and academics interested in theories of sexuality, gender and intimacy and anyone concerned with the social conditions that inform our sexual identities.

Theorising Sexuality (Theorizing Society)

Politics & Social Sciences

Jackson, Stevi

Scott, Sue

Social Sciences

Open University Press

The Fiscal System and the Polluter Pays Principle: A Case Study of Ireland (Routledge Revivals)

Business & Money

Lawlor, John

Barrett, Alan

Economics

Routledge

Gender: A Sociological Reader (Routledge Student Readers)

The first gender reader in UK to focus on sociological perspectives, this book offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over the last three decades. Edited by leading authorities, the readings cover both theoretical and empirical work representing a range of perspectives, and each section includes segments addressing the intersection of gender with differences of 'race', class and sexuality. Forty-eight readings are organised into six sections: * gender and knowledge * class, gender and the labour market * paid and unpaid work * marriage and intimate relationships * gendered embodiment. In order to guide students through the issues, the book has a substantial critical introduction exploring the history of sociological analyses of gender, as well as introductions to each section, editorial commentary on the readings themselves, suggestions for further reading and questions for discussion. Clearly and concisely written, this comprehensive reader is a valuable reference source for students of sociology, gender and women’s studies.

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Health, Fitness & Dieting

Elliot Right Way Books

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Sports & Outdoors

Human Kinetics

An in-depth resource documenting the rich diversity of oceanic features and marine life draws on the latest research and developments in undersea exploration to describe the various habitat zones, the geological and physical processes that influence the oceanic environment, the role of the oceans in the planet's weather, human impact studies, and more. Reprint.

Ocean: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed

SCOTT, MICHAEL

Dinwiddie, Robert

Eales, Philip

Proof Positive: Forty Years of Contemporary American Printmaking at Ulae, 1957-1997

Arts & Photography

Universal Limited Art Editions

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Corcoran Gallery of Art

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Humor & Entertainment

MORGAN, Paul

Humor

New York University Press

How to Master The New Language of Washing in Ten Easy Lessons

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