Telling Sexual Stories: Power, Change and Social Worlds

by Ken Plummer

Book Overview

First published in 2004. The world has become cluttered with sexual stories. From child abuse scandals to lesbian and gays coming out; from Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas to the travails of Michael Jackson; from sexual surveys to therapy groups - sexual talk has become more and more evident.
This book explores the rites of a sexual story-telling culture. Taking three major examples - rape stories, coming-out stories, recovery stories - it examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415102960
• ISBN13: 9780415102964
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"