Handbook of the Sociology of Sexualities / edited by John DeLamater, Rebecca F. Plante.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeLamater, John., editor. .

Plante, Rebecca F., editor..

Series:

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research, 1389-6903

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Sex customs.

Sex (Psychology).

Sex--Social aspects.

Sex.

Sex--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides researchers and scholars with a broad overview of the contributions of social psychologists and sociologists to the study of sexual relationships and sexual expression across the life course. These contributions include analyses of the dynamics of several types of contemporary sexual relationships – e.g., short-term, long-term non-exclusive, and committed. Chapters analyze the influence of major social institutions – e.g., religion, family and economy - on them. The content and scope of this volume have been carefully chosen to balance coverage of traditional emphases – dating, marriage, commercial sex work, sex education - with new and cutting edge materials – embodiment, Trans*, asexualities. Sections review major theoretical perspectives and the principal research methods. Coverage of sexual orientation is integrated throughout. This volume provides excellent resources for anyone interested in research on sexualities.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction; John DeLamater and Rebecca F. Plante

Part I. Theories

Chapter 2. Sexual Script Theory: Past, Present, and Future; Michael Wiederman

Chapter 3. Sexual Fields; Adam Isaiah Green

Chapter 4. Macro theory in Sexual Science; Ira L. Reiss

Chapter 5. Studying Sexualities from a Life course Perspective; Laura Carpenter

Part II. Methods

Chapter 6. Surveying Sexualities: Minimizing Survey Error in the Study of Sexuality; Anthony Paik

Chapter 7. Ethnography in a ''Sex Setting'': Doing Research in a New Zealand Massage Parlour; María Pérez-Pérez

Chapter 8. Observational Methods in Sexuality Research; Kate Frank

Part III. Bodies and Sexuality

Chapter 9. Unpacking Sexual Embodiment and Embodied Resistance; Breanne Fahs and Eric Swank

Chapter 10. Missing Intersections: Contemporary Examinations of Sexuality and Disability; Amanda Jungels and Alexis Bender

Chapter 11. Trans* Sexualities; Aaron Devor and Kimi Dominic

Chapter 12. Casual Sex: Integrating Social, Behavioral, and Sexual Health Research; Justin R. Garcia, Susan Seibold-Simpson, Sean G. Massey, and Ann M. Merriwether

Chapter 13. Consensual Non-Monogamies in Industrialized Nations; Elizabeth Sheff and Megan Tesene

Chapter 14. Sexuality in Long-Term Relationships; Amy Lodge

Chapter 15. Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Class; Angelique Harris and Susannah Bartlow

Chapter 16. Asexualities; Carol Haefner and Rebecca F. Plante

Chapter 17. Cities and Sexualiries; Phil Hubbard, Andrew Gorman Murray and Catharine J. Nash

Chapter 18. The Queer Metropolis; Amin Ghaziani

Part V. Sexualities in Institutional Context

Chapter 19. The Family in Flux: Changing Sexual and Reproductive Practices; Lauren Jade Martin

Chapter 20. Understanding Religious Variations in Sexuality and Sexual Health; Amy Burdette, Terrence D. Hill and Kyl Myers

Chapter 21. Sexuality and Education: Toward the Promise of Ambiguity; Jessica Fields, Jen Gilbert and Michell Miller

Chapter 22. Sex Work; Susan Dewey

Chapter 23. Pornography; Kassia Wosick

Chapter 24. The Medicalization of Sexual Deviance, Reproduction, and Functioning; Thea Cacchioni

Chapter 25. Sexualities and Social Movements: Three Decades of Sex and Social Change; Amy Stone and Jill. D. Weinberg.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-17341-3