Sexuality and Society: An Introduction

by Gargi Bhattacharyya

In this broad-ranging introduction to the study of sexuality, Gargi Bhattacharyya guides students through the key theoretical debates in the area from the early history of sexology, through Foucault's technologies of self to Judith Butler on the performance of identity. Bhattacharyya shows how these theoretical positions apply to sexuality as it is experienced in contemporary society, and covers key topics such as:

* the ideology of heterosexuality
*...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415229030
• ISBN13: 9780415229036
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"