Intimate Citizenship: Private Decisions and Public Dialogues

by Ken Plummer

Book Overview

Solo parenting, in vitro fertilization, surrogate mothers, gay and lesbian families, cloning and the prospect of "designer babies," Viagra and the morning-after pill, HIV/AIDS, the global porn industry, on-line dating services, virtual sex--whether for better of worse, our intimate lives are in the throes of dramatic change. In this thought-provoking study, sociologist Ken Plummer examines the transformations taking place in the realm of intimacy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295983310
• ISBN13: 9780295983318
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher