The Edge of Sex

Navigating a Sexually Confusing Culture from the Margins
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-33835-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

The Edge of Sex is an anthology of voices from the margins, bringing together 37 writers to discuss their experiences of sex and sex education in America.

The anthology explores often overlooked and excluded identities, with pieces on sexuality and disabilities, survivors of assault, sex work as women of color, kink and BDSM, being Muslim and queer, reproductive rights, and the challenges of culture and identity when grappling with gender fluidity and gendered expectations. As they trace the negative effects of a restrictive, fear-based sex education – particularly on marginalized individuals – these stories unearth larger themes: tensions with race and religion, expectations from heteronormative society, and pressures of femininity and masculinity. Importantly, they also highlight the resilience and empowerment of marginalized individuals within a culture designed to ostracize them.

The rich, diverse, and intersectional stories of The Edge of Sex paint a contextualized picture of sex education and make an urgent case for better representation and more inclusive, consistent, and comprehensive content. By reading this anthology, casual readers may learn more about their sexual selves, clinicians can apply the material to their practices with clients, and educators and students can expand their knowledge of feminist theory, intersectional theory, queer theory, and sex education.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Speidel, Lisa

Jones, Micah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Inorgasmia, Floodgates and A Magic Wand 3. My Cultural Balancing Act 4. Don’t Fear Failure 5. My Menses are Magnanimous 6. It Takes a Village: Discovering My Identity Amidst Cultures of Confusion 7. JCPenney, Ben & Jerry's and My Journey Out 8. Black Girl Lost: Navigating the Intersections of Race, Gender, Religion and Sexuality 9. Lavender Linguistics: Why Words Matter 10. Your Reproductive Health is Not Our Concern: A Lifetime of Medical Gaslighting 11. Quentin and Pearl 12. Pillow Talk 13. Learning to Love: Sexuality, Communication and Heartbreak 14. From "Doing It" to Breaking the Binary: How I Figured Out What the Hell My Gender and Sexuality Are 15. Chapters 16. Earning My Name 17. "How Cute" 18. Brown Sugar Baby 19. Yoga Pants, Growing Pains, and New Beginnings 20. If at first you don’t succeed…maybe relationships and sex just aren’t your thing 21. Are You a Boy or A Girl? No 22. October 16th, 2011 4:00am. Good Girls Don’t Do That: Reclamation After Violence 23. Signed, Your Stereo Atypical Lesbian Poet 24. On Why I Went Upstairs 25. What Does It Mean to Have An Identity? 26. Constructs and other Coutures 27. Down the Rabbit Hole 28. The Contours of Breath 29. Fundamentals 30. On Love Without Limits 31. Snapshots 32. Selfish 33. My Journey to Sex Education 34. Get Out of My Vagina, or How Many Male Doctors Get to See My Vagina? 35. Erotophobia: The Fear of Sex 36. Tease 37. Men Act Cool as Cucumbers but Are Actually Hard as Cucumbers: A Conversation Between Mother and Daughter 38. Down Afton Mountain: A Conversation Between Two Brothers

Über Autor(innen)

Lisa Speidel, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Department at the University of Virginia and a Certified Sexuality Educator (CSE) through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). She has worked locally and nationally as a gender and sexuality educator for over 26 years.

Micah Jones received a BA in English from the University of Virginia in 2016. He has worked in legal publishing and currently works adjacent to scholarly and professional publishers. He volunteers to spread awareness about the impact of religion on LGBTQ rights and issues.
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