Introduction: Feeling Flustered
Chapter 1. The City
Chapter 2. Politics and Protest
Chapter 3. Heterosexualities
Chapter 4. Studying Sexuality
Conclusion: Culture Wars?
Notes
Amin Ghaziani is Associate Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair in Sexuality and Urban Studies at the University of British Columbia.
"Sex Cultures is a wonderful introduction to how to think
about sexuality today. Unlike so many sexuality textbooks, here's a
teaching resource that elegantly weaves its way through cultural
codes, political programs, and moral debates."
Steven Epstein, Professor of Sociology and John C. Shaffer
Professor in the Humanities, Northwestern University
"This is the book we have been waiting for A a comprehensive and
engaging overview of the field of sexuality accessible to beginning
students that also provides a concise and updated review of the
field for graduate students. Beautifully written and insightful,
GhazianiAs text cleverly couches major theoretical perspectives and
empirical questions in case studies that will be invaluable to both
instructors and students."
Verta Taylor, Professor of Sociology and Feminist Studies,
University of California, Santa Barbara
"Amin Ghaziani'sA Sex CulturesA demonstrates how to bring
LGBT Studies to a broad audienceAHis central thesis is that sex and
sexuality are not biologically determined, but only make sense
through the lens of culture. Or, as Ghaziani schematizes it: 'Sex +
Culture = Sexuality'...I can only hope that Ghaziani's book is
widely adopted in classes and can enlighten a generation of youth,
thus providing the revolutionary potential of mainstreaming LGBT
studies.'"
The Gay and Lesbian Review
AIn his accessible new book, Sex Cultures, Ghaziani
showcases his in-depth knowledge, his powerful analyses, and his
clear, conversational writing style. These strengths make the text
extremely useful to anyone interested in the study of sexuality,
social change, or LGBTQ issues. Ghaziani provides a thorough
overview of the existing knowledge about sexuality studies, while
also advancing aspects of the field using a distinctly cultural
approach A GhazianiAs book is an excellent read.AKathryn
Nutter-Pridgen, University of Alabama
"In Sex Cultures, sociologist Amin Ghaziani provides a
smart, engaging and accessible introduction to thinking about sex
in society. He begins with the premise that sexuality is the sum of
'sex plus culture', and proceeds to advocate propositions about the
cultural expressions and analysis of sexuality that will resonate
with a wide range of scholars. Drawing on a canon of scholarship
from the social sciences and the humanities, along with a creative
strategy of using an international set of 'case studies' to breathe
life into those respective theories, he places culture in the
driverAs seat and thus at the centre of the production of
sexualityA[A] well-written, well-evidenced, and scintillating
account.A
Eric Anderson, British Journal of Sociology
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