Sex cultures / Amin Ghaziani.

By:

Ghaziani, Amin [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cultural sociology seriesPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, [2017]Description: v, 222 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780745670393 (hardback)
9780745670409 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HQ21 .G465 2017

Contents:

Introduction: Feeling Flustered — The City — Politics and Protest — Heterosexualities — Studying Sexuality — Conclusion: Culture Wars?.

Summary: Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of sexuality studies through a distinctively cultural lens. Rather than focusing on sex acts, which make us feel flustered and blind us to a bigger picture, Ghaziani crafts a conversation about sex cultures that zooms in on the diverse contexts that give meaning to our sexual pursuits and practices. Unlike sex, which is a biological expression, the word 'sexuality' highlights how the materiality of the body acquires cultural meaning as it encounters other bodies, institutions, regulations, symbols, societal norms, values, and worldviews. Think of it this way: sex + culture = sexuality. Sex Cultures offers an introduction to sexuality unlike any other. Its case-study and debate-driven approach, animated by examples from across the globe and across disciplines, upends stubborn assumptions that pit sex against society. The elegance of the arguments makes this book a pleasurable read for beginners and experts alike.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona	HQ21 GHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		B05967

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index.

Introduction: Feeling Flustered —
The City —
Politics and Protest —
Heterosexualities —
Studying Sexuality —
Conclusion: Culture Wars?.

Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality?

In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of sexuality studies through a distinctively cultural lens. Rather than focusing on sex acts, which make us feel flustered and blind us to a bigger picture, Ghaziani crafts a conversation about sex cultures that zooms in on the diverse contexts that give meaning to our sexual pursuits and practices. Unlike sex, which is a biological expression, the word 'sexuality' highlights how the materiality of the body acquires cultural meaning as it encounters other bodies, institutions, regulations, symbols, societal norms, values, and worldviews. Think of it this way: sex + culture = sexuality.

Sex Cultures offers an introduction to sexuality unlike any other. Its case-study and debate-driven approach, animated by examples from across the globe and across disciplines, upends stubborn assumptions that pit sex against society. The elegance of the arguments makes this book a pleasurable read for beginners and experts alike.

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