Overview

Gender and Sexual Agency considers how heterosexual Latino American, Asian American and white youth negotiate sexual encounters. In particular, the book examines sexual agency: exploring the question of why some young people assertively pursue what they want in a sexual encounter, while others go along with sexual activity they do not want. By comparing both young men and young women, Albanesi offers a unique perspective on how an individual's emotional experience of gender informs his or her willingness to exercise sexual agency. Using interviews to support her theoretical argument, Albanesi describes 11 different types of sexual agency, ranging from having strong convictions about their sexual decisions to abdicating responsibility to their partner. As the expressers of sexual agency, the voices of these youth from primarily working-class backgrounds come through to take us into their sexual decisions as they understand and experience them within the context of their lives. Ultimately, regardless of the decision, the book shows that youth are well aware of the decisions that they are making, even if they can't always express those reasons clearly.

Full Product Details

Author:   Heather Powers Albanesi
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9780739134986

ISBN 10:   0739134981
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   12 November 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Sexual Landscape Today: A Promise Unfulfilled? Chapter 3 Gender and Sexual Agency Part 4 Expressing Agency Chapter 5 Shari-Playing the Game Chapter 6 Juan-Refusing a 'Player' Masculinity Chapter 7 Qui-Maintaining a Christian Identity Chapter 8 Maya-Asserting a Feminine Vulnerability Chapter 9 Claire- My Parents Can Count on Me Part 10 Eschewing Agency Chapter 11 Margaret-Deferring to Partner Pressure Chapter 12 Antonio-Choosing to Abdicate Control Chapter 13 Laura-Deferring to Momentum Part 14 Moving Toward Agency Chapter 15 Carolyn-A Cynical Romantic Chapter 16 Lilly-Moving toward Mutuality Chapter 17 Michael-Keeping Sex Special Part 18 Conclusion Chapter 19 Personal Sense of Gender and Sexual Agency

Reviews

Gender and Sexual Agency will be of great interest to those in sociology, psychology, and women's studies, particularly those who specialize in gender and/or sexual behavior. This book also has the potential to generate debate among genders scholars!.Albanesi's overall theoretical argument and subsequent analysis is totally engrossing and convincing!.a This book will likely become a favorite among many scholars and students. Psychology Of Women Quarterly, June 2010

Author Information

Heather Powers Albanesi is assistant professor of sociology at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.

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