Sexuality and Gender / Edition 1

by Christine L. Williams, Arlene Stein

Overview

The essays included here reflect differences in race, gender and class and demonstrate how different social groups experience different sets of social norms. Topics include gender and sex theory, identity, childhood and adolescent sexuality, the objectification of women, sexuality and religion, leisure and recreation, politics and social change and the possible future of sexual relationships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780631222729
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/21/2002
Series:	Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology
Pages:	506
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Christine L. Williams is Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Gender Differences at Work: Women and Men in Nontraditional Occupations (1989) and Still a Man's World: Men Who Do "Women's Work" (1995), and is the editor of Doing 'Women's Work': Men in Nontraditional Occupations (1993) and Feminist Views of the Social Sciences (2000). She has served as chair of the Sex and Gender section of the American Sociological Association.

Arlene Stein teaches sociology at Rutgers University. She is the author of Sex and Sensibility: Stories of a Lesbian Generation (1997) and The Stranger Next Door: The Story of a Small Community' Battle over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights (2001), and is the editor of Sisters, Sexperts, Queers: Beyond the Lesbian Nation (1993). She has served as chair of the Sexualities section of the American Sociological Association.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction. .

Part I: Thinking About Sexuality.

Introduction.

1. Higamous-Hogamous (Dorothy Dinnerstein).

2. Symbolic Interaction and Sexual Conduct: An Emergent Perspective (Ken Plummer).

3. Pleasure Under Patriarchy (Catharine MacKinnon).

4. A Queer Encounter: Sociology and the Study of Sexuality (Steve Epstein).

Part II: Gender and Sexual Identities.

Introduction.

5. The Naked Citadel (Susan Faludi).

6. Subject Honor and Object Shame: The Construction of Male Homosexuality and Stigma in Nicaragua (Roger Lancaster).

7. Copycat (Kath Weston).

8. Sexuality and Gender in Certain Native American Tribes: The Case of Cross-Gender Females (Evelyn Blackwood) .

Part III: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence.

Introduction.

9. Sexuality and Gender in Children's Daily Worlds (Barrie Thorne and Zella Luria).

10. I Couldn't Ever Picture Myself Having Sex.: Gender Differences in Sex and Sexual Subjectivity (Karen A. Martin).

11. The Punk Guys Will Really Overpower What the Punk Girls Have to Say: The Boy's Turf (Excerpt) (Lauraine Leblanc).

12. Tough Times: Susan Carver (Elaine Bell Kaplan) .

Part IV: Sexual Objectification.

Introduction.

13. The Sexual Politics of Black Womanhood (Patricia Hill Collins).

14. Live Sex Acts: Women Performing Erotic Labor (Excerpt) (Wendy Chapkis).

15. Working for Men: At the Intersection of Power, Gender, and Sexuality (Meika Loe).

16. Boundary Lines: Labeling Sexual Harassment in Restaurants (Patti Giuffre and Christine Williams) .

Part V: Sexuality and Religion.

Introduction.

17. Breaking Walls, Raising Fences: Masculinity, Intimacy, and Accountability Among the Promise Keepers (John Bartkowski).

18. Sex Segregated Living: Celebrating the Female (Debra Renee Kaufman).

19. The Metropolitan Community Churches and the Gay Agenda: The Power of Pentecostalism and Essentialism (R. Stephen Warner).

20. The Muslim Concept of Active Female Sexuality (Fatima Mernissi).

Part VI: Leisure and Recreation.

Introduction.

21. Publicity Traps: Television Talk Shows and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Visibility (Joshua Gamson).

22. Girls, Media, and the Negotiation of Sexuality: A Study of Race, Class, and Gender in Adolescent Peer Groups (Meenakshi Gigi Durham).

23. Becoming 100 Percent Straight (Michael Messner).

24. Fantasy Islands: Exploring the Demand for Sex Tourism (Julia O'Connell Davidson and Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor) .

Part VII: Sexual Politics and Social Change.

Introduction.

25. Sex and Society (Robert T. Michael, John H. Gagnon, Edward O. Laumann and Gina Kolata).

26. A Place Called Home: A Queer Political Economy Mexican Immigrant Men's Family Experiences (Lionel Cantu).

27 Gay and Lesbian Families Are Here; All Our Families Are Queer; Let's Get Used to It! (Judith Stacey).

28 Social Control, Civil Liberties, and Women's Sexuality (Beth Schneider and Valerie Jones).

Part VIII: Future Directions.

Introduction.

29. Beyond the Closet? The Changing Social Meaning of Homosexuality in the US (Steven Seidman, Chet Meeks, and Francie Traschen).

30. Intimacy as Democracy (Anthony Giddens).

31. Intimacy Transformed? A Critical Look at the Pure Relationship (Lynn Jamieson).

32. The Five Sexes: Why Male and Female Are Not Enough (Anne Fausto-Sterling).

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"A superb collection! This book collects some of the most important works on gender and sexuality by contemporary social scientists. It is, instantly, the foundational anthology in the field." Michael Kimmel, State University of New York at Stony Brook

"Sexuality and Gender is a terrific volume. Cutting-edge articles by the most innovative scholars working in this area today address just about everything one might want to know from a social science perspective on sexuality. This will be an excellent collection for classroom use, as well as a great read for anyone interested in sexuality and gender." Judith A. Howard, University of Washington

"Finally, a reader on the sociology of sexualities. Basic and sophisticated, accessible and complex, this collection of both classics and newer work is bound to be a resource for students and scholars alike. Williams and Stein have captured the broad reach of the sociological imagination in sexuality studies." Janice Irvine, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

"One of the best students readers currently available ... Almost everyone who teaches in this field will find something here that stimulates their interest further and challenges them to approach familiar themes from new angles" Sexualities

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