Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences

Identities, Politics, and Theories
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-00730-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 207 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3796 g

Reihe: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences

This book provides an accessible introduction to bisexuality studies, set within the context of contemporary social theory and research. Drawing on interviews conducted in the UK and Colombia, it maps out the territory, providing a means of understanding sexualities that are neither gay, nor lesbian, nor heterosexual.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Monro, Surya

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Bisexuality and Social Theory
3. Intersectionality
4. Sex, Relationships, Kinship, and Community
5. Bisexuality, Organisations and Capitalism
6. Bisexuality and Citizenship
7. Bisexuality, Activism, Democracy and the State

Über Autor(innen)

Surya Monro is a Professor in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom. She has published substantially in the fields of gender and sexuality. Professor Monro is the author of (Pluto Press, 2005), and co-author (with Diane Richardson) of (Palgrave MacMillan, 2012).