1. The Languages of Sex -- 2. The Invention of Sexuality -- A Brief History of the History of Sexuality -- The 'Social Construction' of Sexuality -- The Organization of Sexuality -- The Importance of Sexuality -- Sexuality and Power -- 3. The Meanings of Sexual Difference -- The Biological Imperative -- Sexuality and Social Relations -- Sexuality and the Unconscious -- The Consequences of Difference -- 4. The Challenge of Diversity -- The Language of Perversity -- The Discourse of Diversity -- Deconstructing the Categories -- Making Choices -- 5. Sexuality, Intimacy and Politics -- Sexuality: On the Front Line of Politics -- The Breakdown of Tradition -- Living with Uncertainty: HIV/AIDS -- Regulating Sexuality -- Sexual and Intimate Citizenship -- Globalization and Human Sexual Rights -- 6. Private Pleasures and Public Policies -- The Limits of Science -- The Ethical Dilemma -- Towards Sexual Democracy -- The Human Gesture.
Summary:
"For over 20 years, Sexuality has provided a cutting edge introduction to debates about sexualities, gender and intimate life. Previous editions included pioneering discussions of the historical shaping of sexuality, identity politics, the rise of fundamentalism, the social impact of AIDS, the influence of the new generics, 'global sex', queer theory, 'sex wars', the debates about values, new patterns of intimacy and much more. In this new edition, Jeffrey Weeks offers a thorough update of these debates, and introduces new concepts and issues."--BOOK JACKET.
