Sex Seen: The Emergence of Modern Sexuality in America

by Sharon R. Ullman

Book Overview

Sex Seen provides a complex and intriguing account of the changes that have taken place in the social construction of sexuality during the past century. Focusing on Sacramento, California, at the dawn of the twentieth century, Sharon Ullman juxtaposes early cinema, vaudeville performances, and popular newspapers and magazines with insights drawn from close interpretations of transcripts from Sacramento court cases. She demonstrates how attitudes that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520209540
• ISBN13: 9780520209541
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"