Fantasies of Femininity: Reframing the Boundaries of Sex

by Jane M. Ussher

Book Overview

In Fantasies of Femininity, Jane Ussher focuses on unraveling the contradictory visions of feminine sexuality: the fact that representations of the definition of woman seethe with sexuality yet for centuries women have been condemned for exploring their own sexual desires. In her quest for the sources of feminine representation, Ussher interviewed dozens of women - as well as some men - and combed popular media - from Seventeen to Cosmopolitan and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813524989
• ISBN13: 9780813524986
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher