Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsPreface to the Second EditionChapter 1: The Social Construction of SexualityThe Sociology of SexualitiesTerminologyEvidence of the Social Construction of SexualitySexual RevolutionsSexual Relationships: Beyond MonogamySexual InvisibilitySexuality Across the Life CourseSexualizing Racial/Ethnic MinoritiesSexual Minorities Beyond LGBTQConclusionChapter 2: The Science of SexualityUnderstanding Sexuality Through ScienceSociology and Social ConstructionismThe Science of HomosexualityThe Science of MonogamySexuality Studies in AcademiaResearching Sex: Methodological and Ethical ConcernsConclusionChapter 3: Gender and SexualitySocial Construction of GenderChallenging the Gender Binary: Gender in Non-Western CulturesIntersection of Gender and SexualityTransgenderIntersexIntersex and SexualityConclusionChapter 4: Social Class, Space, Place, and SexualitySocial Class and SexualityColonialism, Capitalism, and SexualityClass and Sexual BehaviorsClass, Poverty, and Sexual RightsSpace, Place, and SexualityConclusionChapter 5: Sexuality, Inequality, and PrivilegeThe Sociology of InequalityLegal DiscriminationSexuality and Social ControlTransgender Discrimination and InequalityHeterosexual and Cisgender PrivilegeConclusionChapter 6: LGBTQ and Sexuality-Based Mobilization and ActivismThe Sociology of Social MovementsBefore Stonewall: The Homophile MovementAfter Stonewall: The Modern Gay Rights MovementTransgender Activism and RightsBisexual ActivismSexuality-Based Activism Beyond LGBTQ ActivismConclusionChapter 7: Media, Sport, and SexualityMedia and SexualityLGBTQ Representations in Television and FilmSexuality and SportComing Out of the Athletic ClosetCreating Space for Intersex and Transgender AthletesConclusionChapter 8: Sexuality, Schools, and the WorkplaceSchools, Sexuality, and Social ControlSex EducationSexuality and the WorkplaceConclusionChapter 9: Religion, Family, and SexualityReligion and SexualityLGBTQ FamiliesIntimate Partner ViolenceConclusionChapter 10: Sexuality and ReproductionCompulsory ReproductionThe Body as a Social ConstructionStratified ReproductionPregnancy and ChildbirthBreastfeedingTransgender and Gender-Nonconforming PregnancyTeen Pregnancy and BirthBirth ControlSexual and Reproductive Rights and ChoiceConclusionChapter 11: Sexual HealthUnderstanding Sexual HealthSexuality and DisabilitySexually Transmitted InfectionsConclusionChapter 12: Commodification of SexPornographySex WorkGlobalization and SexualitySex TourismConclusionChapter 13: Sexual ViolenceUnderstanding Sexual ViolenceRacialized Homophobic and Transphobic ViolenceCarceral SexualityConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors
