The gender of desire : essays on male sexuality / Michael S. Kimmel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimmel, Michael S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--Sexual behavior.

Men.

Masculinity.

Sex role.

Men's studies.

Pornography--Social aspects.

Pornography.

Sex crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Articles and essays on the construction of male sexuality by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.

Contents:

Intro

THE GENDER OF DESIRE: Essays on Male Sexuality

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

I. The Construction of Male Sexual Desire

1. Gendering Desire

2. Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity

II. In Our Dreams: Sexual Fantasy and Sexual Representation

3. The Gender of Desire The Sexual Fantasies of Women and Men

4. Pornography and Male Sexuality

5. Sexual Violence in Three Pornographic Media: Toward a Sociological Explanation

6. Does Censorship Make a Difference?: An Aggregate Empirical Analysis of Pornography and Rape

III. From Fantasy to Reality: Sexual Identity and Sexual Behavior

7. Sexual Balkanization: Gender and Sexuality as the New Ethnicities

8. Hard Issues and Soft Spots: Counseling Men about Sexuality

9. Bisexuality: A Sociological Perspective

IV. Sex and Violence

11. What's Love Got to Do with It?: Rape, Domestic Violence, and the Making of Men

12. Gender Symmetry in Domestic Violence: A Substantive and Methodological Research Review

13. An Unnatural History of Rape

14. Reducing Men's Violence: The Personal Meets the Political

Notes

References

Index

A

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E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

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U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-264) and index.

ISBN:

9780791483886

0791483886

9781423743750

142374375X

OCLC:

461442144