Exploring black sexuality / Robert Staples.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staples, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans.

African Americans--Sexual behavior.

Sex customs--United States.

Sex customs.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 209 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2006]

Summary:

Exploring Black Sexuality provides an overview of the myths and stereotypes that surround Black sexuality and an analysis of how Euro-Americans developed these myths as part of a strategy to enslave and exploit Afro-Americans in the new world. It explores various dimensions of Black sexuality, ranging from its roots in the popular culture fashioned out of slavery in the form of music, literature and films, same-sex behavior, sexual assault, interracial sex, dating styles, prostitution, pornography and how fame and money make a difference in sexual behavior. Based on current trends, the author predicts future sexual styles.

Contents:

Sexuality on the dark continent

The myth of black sexual superiority

Images and beliefs in popular culture

Queer and black in America

Dating as a sexual adventure

Sexual theft and other crimes

When races copulate

Sexuality of the rich and famous

Prostitutes, pimps and pornography

Black sexuality in the twenty-first century

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742546586

0742546594

OCLC:

62161168

Publisher Number:

9780742546585

9780742546592