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Perspectives in human sexuality

Title

Perspectives in human sexuality / edited by Gail Hawkes and John Scott.

Format

Book

Published

Description

xxii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other contributors

Scott, John. Hawkes, Gail, 1945-

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Incomplete contents

Part 1: Introduction to the socio-cultural study of human sexuality. Sex and society / Gail Hawkes & Joh Scott
Sexuality and social theory / Gail Hawkes & Jon Scott
Part 2: organising sexuality: categorisation, identities, and cultures. Contemporary gay cultures in Australia / Michael Hurley
The L word: histoires, theories, and contemporary stories of lesbiansim / Barbara Baird
Don't Panic! Young people and social organisation of sex / Jo Lindsay
Ageing and sexuality - the final frontier for positive ageing? / Allison Kirkman
Sexual cultures: some notes on indigenous Australian sexualities / Jon Willis
Out on the world stage: queer cultures and globalisation / Mark McLelland
Part 3: regulating sexuality: knowledge, power, and politics. Naughty but nice, or never on Sundays? Sex, sin, past and present / Gail Hawkes
"Children ask the damnedest questions!" Sex(uality) education as a social problem / John Scott
Sexual dysfunction and sex therapy / Ross Morrow
From dangerous sexualities to risky sex: regulating sexuality in the name of public health / Allanah Ryan
Crimes against manhood: homophobia as the penalty for betraying hegemonic masculinity / David Plummer
A labour of sex? female and male prostitution / John Scott
Pornography / Kath Albury
Epilogue: new times, new controls? Authorised and unauthorised sex / Gail Hawkes.

Subject headings

Sex--Australia. Sex customs--Australia.

Kinsey subjects

Sex customs--Australia

ISBN

9780195517019