Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Travis, Cheryl Brown, 1944-
2. White, Jacquelyn W.

Description

1. viii, 432 p.; 27 cm.

Summary

1. "Top feminist scholars apply a feminist lens to the ways American society defines and shapes women's sexuality. Sexuality, while experienced at the individual level, is a social phenomenon: Its meaning is dynamic and emerges from the social context. Power and politics tend to dictate what sexual attitudes and behaviors are considered normal and typical for girls and women, frequently with negative consequences for women's well-being and the well-being of society as a whole. Here is an alternative, more positive approach to understanding an important area of behavior."--Jacket.

Series statement

1. Psychology of women ; 4

Uniform title

1. Psychology of women book series ; v. 4.

Subject

1. Sex
2. Sexual ethics
3. Sex (Psychology)
4. Feminism
5. Social history
6. Sexuality
7. Feminism
8. Social Conditions
9. Sexual Behavior
10. sexuality
11. feminism
12. social history
13. Social history
14. Sex
15. Sexual ethics
16. Feminismus
17. Sexualwissenschaft
18. Aufsatzsammlung
19. Seksualiteit
20. Vrouwen
21. Feminisme
22. Féminisme
23. Morale sexuelle
24. Sexualité
25. Sexualité féminine
26. Aspect social
27. Société
28. United States

Contents

1. Social constructions of sexuality: unpacking hidden meanings / Jacquelyn W. White, Barrie Bondurant, and Cheryl Brown Travis -- Biological models and sexual politics / Danny S. Moore and Cheryl Brown Travis -- Gender differences in sexuality: results from meta-analysis / Janet Shibley Hyde and Mary Beth Oliver -- The social construction and social effects of sex research: the sexological model of sexuality / Leonore Tiefer -- A normative perspective of adolescent girls' developing sexuality / Deborah P. Welsh, Sharon S. Rostosky, and Myra Christen Kawaguchi -- Sexual roles of girls and women: an ethnocultural lifespan perspective / Pamela Trotman Reid and Vanessa M. Bing -- Sexuality during pregnancy and the year postpartum / Janet Shibley Hyde and John DeLamater -- Menopause and sexuality: ageism and sexism unite / Sharon S. Rostosky and Cheryl Brown Travis -- Only joking: humor and sexuality / Mary Crawford -- Beauty, sexuality, and identity: the social control of women / Cheryl Brown Travis, Kayce L. Meginnis, and Kristin M. Bardari -- Dangerousness, impotence, silence, and invisibility: heterosexism in the construction of women's sexuality / Laura S. Brown -- A cultural context for sexual assertiveness in women / Patricia J. Morokoff -- Consent, power, and sexual scripts: deconstructing sexual harassment / Suzanne B. Kurth, Bethany B. Spiller, and Cheryl Brown Travis -- Re-examining the issue of nonconsent in acquaintance rape / Patricia L.N. Donat and Jacquelyn W. White -- Understanding the unacknowledged rape victum / Arnold S. Kahn and Virginia Andreoli Mathie.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.