Overview

Sexual cultures have changed enormously in the 20th century. We have greater sexual equality than ever before and homosexuality has shifted from being a crime, a sin, and a disease to an acknowledged and sometimes legally sanctioned variation. However, many sexual practices remain controversial, even demonized. The sexual revolution, psychoanalysis, changes in the law, medical advances, and the explosion of sexual imagery in the media have all contributed to a liberalization of sex. At the same time, Western cultures continue to think about sexuality as a desire shaped by nature, as of greater interest to men than women, as private, and as shaped by love. A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Modern Age presents an overview of the period with essays on heterosexuality, homosexuality, sexual variations, religious and legal issues, health concerns, popular beliefs about sexuality, prostitution and erotica.

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Author:   Gert Hekma ,  Hekma ,  Gert Hekma
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Berg Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9781847888051

ISBN 10:   1847888054
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   01 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 IntroductionGert Hekma (University of Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)2 HeterosexualityFrancis Ronsin (University of Bourgogne, FRANCE)3 HomosexualityFlorence Tamagne (University of Lille, FRANCE)4 Sexual VariationsGert Hekma (University of Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)5 Sex, Religion, and the Law Daniela Danna (Universita degli studi, ITALY)6 Sex, Medicine, and Disease Alain Giami (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, FRANCE)7 Sex, Popular Beliefs, and CultureFranz X. Eder (University of Vienna, AUSTRIA)8 Prostitution Marie-Louise Janssen (University of Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)9 EroticaKelly Dennis (University of Connecticut, USA)Notes Bibliography ContributorsIndex

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Gert Hekma teaches in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He is co-editor of The Pursuit of Sodomy; Gay Men and the Sexual History of the Political Left; and Sexual Cultures in Europe.

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