Mundane Heterosexualities From Theory to Practices

by Hockey, Jenny; Meah, Angela; Robinson, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9780230273474
• ISBN10: 0230273475
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Mundane Heterosexualities is the first major empirical study of a category that has been described as 'invisible' or 'unmarked'-an aspect of everyday life that is taken for granted. Engaging with feminist theorizing around heterosexuality, this book draws on empirical data, arguing that is vital if research in this area is to develop further.

Author Biography

JENNY HOCKEY is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Sheffield University, UK. Her published work on gender includes articles in Sociological Review, Gender Place and Culture, Sociological Research Online, Journal of Gender Studies, Gender Work and Organisation. She is currently publishing work on masculinities, grounded in an ESRC-funded research project on masculinities in transition.

ANGELA MEAH is a Research Associate at Sheffield University, UK. Her research interests include families, gender, agency, feminist epistemologies, and the co-construction of knowledge.

VICTORIA ROBINSON is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is co-editor, with Diane Richardson, of Introducing Gender and Women's StudiesL Feminist Theory and Practice and author of Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity and Rock Cimbing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Unmasking Heterosexuality	p. 1
Theories of Heterosexuality Reconsidered	p. 22
A Heterosexual Life: Agency and Structure	p. 45
Heterosexuality Across the Twentieth Century	p. 64
Getting the Story Straight	p. 86
Getting it Together? Carnal and Romantic Discourses	p. 103
What's Sex Got to Do With It? Heterosexuality as an Organising Principle	p. 125
Nothing Natural? At Home with Heterosexuality	p. 144
Different Heterosexualities: Different Histories	p. 162
Conclusion	p. 182
References	p. 190
Subject Index	p. 201
Author Index	p. 204
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