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Selves, symbols, and sexualities : an interactionist anthology / Thomas S. Weinberg, Suny Buffalo State, Staci Newmahr, Suny Buffalo State, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex.
- Sexual orientation.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]
- Summary:
- This proposed book is an anthology of both original and reprinted articles on sexuality from a sociological perspective. The readings in this collection focus on the diverse and multi-layered meanings of sexuality, sexual behaviors and sexual identities. The essays in this book will explore sexuality as a social process. As a whole, the book takes the perspective that what each of us understands to be sexual is constructed through everyday social processes and interaction, situated in particular spaces and moments, identified through our social-sexual presentations, and symbolized through language, objects and practices. The book is organized around these four distinct but interrelated processes, and augmented by personal narratives around relevant issues. The purpose of this book is to broaden students' perspectives on sexuality by providing ...
- Contents:
- Part I. Theorizing sex
- Part II. Constructing sexual meanings
- Part III. Negotiating sexual selfhood
- Part IV. Sex, emotion, and identity
- Part V. Sexual stories.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781483355122
- 1483355128
- 9781483399263
- 1483399265
- 9781483323893
- 1483323897
- 9781483312675
- 1483312674
- OCLC:
- 1017727704
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