Sexualities Identities, Behaviors, and Society

by Kimmel, Michael S.; Plante, Rebecca F.

• ISBN13: 9780195157604
• ISBN10: 0195157605
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Featuring a variety of readings, this interdisciplinary anthology addresses such key questions as: How are sexualities socially constructed? Why are sexualities more than just natural "urges" or "drives"? and How are sexualities personal, social, and political? Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society focuses on gender, using multiple disciplines, international populations, and theories to explore sexualities. The readings-including several written specifically for this volume-will grab students' attention. Topics range from the motivations ofX-rated movie stars to vibrator use to gendered sexual fantasies. Same-sex orientation, people of color, and global populations are considered throughout. Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society opens with classical and contemporary theories about sexualities, including selections by Freud,Kinsey, and Fausto-Sterling. Subsequent chapters explore the ways in which we learn about sexual activities and develop sexual identities, both heterosexual and same-sex. The discussion expands to include sexual adaptations, sexual media, intersections with violence, and sexual education. The textends with a key question: How will the next generation be taught about sex? With its synthesized focus on the psychological, social, ethical, and political dimensions of sexualities, Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society is ideal for courses in sociology, women's studies, anthropology, family studies, communication, and social work.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	xi
PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO SEXUALITIES	1	(70)
CHAPTER ONE Classical Inquiries	3	(35)
1.1 Femininity.
Sigmund Freud	4	(7)
1.2 A System of Psychology of Sexual Life.
Richard von Krafft-Ebing	11	(4)
1.3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse.
Havelock Ellis	15	(5)
1.4 Learning to Masturbate.
Alfred Kinsey, Wardell Pomeroy, and Clyde Martin	20	(4)
1.5 The Sexual Response Cycle.
William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson	24	(5)
1.6 The Social Origins of Sexual Development.
John H. Gagnon and William Simon	29	(9)
CHAPTER TWO Contemporary Interrogations	38	(33)
2.1 The Five Sexes: Why Male and Female Are Not Enough.
Anne Fausto-Sterling	39	(5)
2.2 'Homosexual' and 'Heterosexual': Questioning the Terms.
Jonathan Ned Katz	44	(2)
2.3 Asking Questions About Sex.
Julia Ericksen and Sally Steffen	46	(6)
2.4 Historical, Scientific, Clinical, and Feminist Criticisms of 'The Human Sexual Response Cycle' Model.
Leonore Tiefer	52	(12)
2.5 Creating Good-Looking Genitals in the Service of Gender.
Suzanne Kessler	64	(7)
PART TWO SEXUAL IDENTITIES	71	(184)
CHAPTER THREE Becoming Sexual	73	(50)
3.1 Sexuality and Gender in Children's Daily Worlds.
Barrie Thorne and Zella Luria	74	(13)
3.2 Doing Desire: Adolescent Girls' Struggles for/with Sexuality.
Deborah L. Tolman	87	(12)
3.3 High Schoolers' Masturbatory Practices: Their Relationship to Sexual Intercourse and Personal Characteristics.
Anthony M.A. Smith, Doreen A. Rosenthal, and Heidi Reichler	99	(7)
3.4 Asian-American Adolescents: Issues in the Expression of Sexuality.
Connie S. Chan	106	(7)
3.5 Dating and Romantic Relationships Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youths.
Ritch C. Savin-Williams	113	(10)
CHAPTER FOUR Sexual Identities and Sexual Behaviors	123	(47)
4.1 The Gender of Desire: The Sexual Fantasies of College Women and Men.
Michael S. Kimmel and Rebecca F. Plante	123	(13)
4.2 The Heterosexual Questionnaire.
M. Rochlin	136	(1)
4.3 Navigating Sex, Sexuality, and Christian Values.
Lillie S. Ransom	137	(7)
4.4 Casual Sex on Spring Break: Intentions and Behaviors of Canadian Students.
Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale, Edward S. Herold, and Dawn Mewhinney	144	(15)
4.5 Influences of Culture on Asian Americans' Sexuality.
Sumie Okazaki	159	(11)
CHAPTER FIVE Same-Sex Sexualities	170	(85)
5.1 Lesbian Identities: Concepts and Issues.
Laura S. Brown	171	(13)
5.2 Beyond the Closet? The Changing Social Meaning of Homosexuality in the United States.
Steven Seidman, Chet Meeks, and Francie Traschen	184	(16)
5.3 Gay and Lesbian Relationships.
Letitia Anne Peplau, Rosemary C. Veniegas, and Susan Miller Campbell	200	(16)
5.4 Two Many and Not Enough: The Meanings of Bisexual Identities.
Paula C. Rust	216	(14)
5.5 Coming Out and Crossing Over: Identity Formation and Proclamation in a Transgender Community.
Patricia Gagne, Richard Tewksbury, and Deanna McGaughey	230	(20)
5.6 The M/F Boxes.
E.J. Graff	250	(5)
PART THREE SEXUAL BEHAVIORS	255	(136)
CHAPTER SIX Variations and Adaptations	257	(42)
6.1 Sadomasochistically Oriented Behavior: Diversity of Practice and Meaning.
Laurence Alison, Pekka Santtila, N. Kenneth Sandnabba, and Niklas Nordling	258	(8)
6.2 Faking It: The Story of 'Ohh!'
Celia Roberts, Susan Kippax, Catherine Waldby, and June Crawford	266	(9)
6.3 Characteristics of Vibrator Use Among Women.
Clive M. Davis, Joani Blank, Hung-Yu Lin, and Consuelo Bonillas	275	(10)
6.4 Sexuality in Cyberspace: Update for the 21st Century.
Al Cooper, Irene P. McLoughlin, Kevin M. Campbell	285	(14)
CHAPTER SEVEN Sex as a Global Commodity	299	(43)
7.1 The Production of Identity and the Negotiation of Intimacy in a 'Gentleman's Club.'
Katherine Frank	300	(10)
7.2 Prostitution and Fellatio.
Martin A. Monto	310	(7)
7.3 'The Worst Thing Is the Screwing' (1): Consumption and the Management of Identity in Sex Work.
Joanna Brewis and Stephen Linstead	317	(14)
7.4 Fantasy Islands: Exploring the Demand for Sex Tourism.
Julia O'Connell Davidson and Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor	331	(11)
CHAPTER EIGHT Pornography	342	(49)
8.1 Sexual Violence in Three Pornographic Media: Towards a Sociological Explanation.
Martin Barron and Michael S. Kimmel	343	(11)
8.2 Internet Pornography: A Social Psychological Perspective on Internet Sexuality.
William A. Fisher and Azy Barak	354	(15)
8.3 Pornography and Media: Toward a More Critical Analysis.
Gail Dines and Robert Jensen	369	(11)
8.4 Creating a Scene: The Work of Performing Sex.
Sharon A. Abbott	380	(11)
PART THREE SEXUALITY AS POLITICS	391	(88)
CHAPTER NINE Sexual Violence	393	(45)
9.1 College Women's Fears and Precautionary Behaviors Relating to Acquaintance Rape and Stranger Rape.
Susan E. Hickman and Charlene L. Muehlenhard	394	(15)
9.2 Sexual Terrorism.
Carole J. Sheffield	409	(15)
9.3 Raped: A Male Survivor Breaks His Silence.
Fred Pelka	424	(4)
9.4 Rape-Prone Versus Rape-Free Campus Cultures.
Peggy Reeves Sanday	428	(10)
CHAPTER TEN Sex Education and Sexual Health	438	(41)
10.1 No-Sex Education: From 'Chastity' to 'Abstinence.'
Judith Levine	438	(18)
10.2 Educational Sex Videos: What Are They Teaching?.
Peggy J. Kleinplatz	456	(4)
10.3 Sexuality and Subversion: University Peer Sexuality Educators and the Possibilities for Change.
Rebecca F. Plante	460	(7)
10.4 Sexuality, Culture, and Power In HIV/AIDS Research.
Richard Parker	467	(12)
Index	479