Sexuality and its discontents : meaning, myths & modern sexualities / Jeffrey Weeks.
By: Weeks, Jeffrey.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985Description: xii, 324 p. ; 23 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0710205643 m (hbk); 0710205651 v (pbk).Subject(s): SexDDC classification: 306.7Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 306.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00010923 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Examines the historical, social, and political forces which have influenced the development of the contemporary view of sexuality.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-315) and index.
Part one: Sexuality and its discontents -- Introductory: the subject of sex -- The 'sexual revolution' revisited -- The new moralism -- Part two: The sexual tradition -- 'Nature had nothing to do with it': the role of sexology -- 'A never-ceasing duel'? 'Sex' in relation to 'society' -- Part three: the challenge of the unconscious -- Sexuality and the unconscious -- Part four: The boundaries of sexuality -- 'Movements of affirmation': identity politics -- The meaning of diversity -- Conclusion: beyond the boundaries of sexuality.