The social construction of sexuality and perversion : deconstructing sadomasochism / Andrea Beckmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beckmann, Andrea, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sadomasochism.

Power (Social sciences).

Interpersonal relations.

Physical Description:

viii, 262 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

"This book deconstructs the social construction of 'Sadomasochism' via insights into the lived realities of consensual 'SM' practitioners. Through this fascinating ethnographic approach, Andrea Beckmann defamiliarizes 'sexuality' and 'sadomasochism' and exposes their true functional relationship to power. The Social Construction of Sadomasochism thus provides a broadly relevant argument that makes a considerable contribution to contemporary debates about the 'body', 'sexualities', the 'care of self' and the 'postmodernization of intimacy'"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Deconstructing 'Normalizing' Concepts 11

3 The 'Field': 'Lived Experiences' of Consensual 'SM' and 'Subjugated Knowledges' 63

4 'Sadomasochism'-a Social Construction and Its Use 125

5 Challenging Claims of a Non-violent Modernity 153

6 Consensual 'SM' as a Spiritual Practice and the Experience of 'Transcendence' 175

7 Alternative Readings of Consensual 'SM' 228.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230522107

0230522106

OCLC:

148906403