SexualityAn indispensible introduction to the sociology of sexuality, discussing its cultural and socio-historical construction, its relationship with power and the State's involvement in its rationalisation and regulation. |
Contents
1 The languages of sex | 1 |
2 The invention of sexuality | 11 |
3 The meanings of sexual difference | 39 |
4 The Challenge of Diversity | 65 |
5 Sexuality and Politics | 87 |
6 Private pleasures and public policy | 111 |
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