We are almost programmed into thinking of our sexuality as a wholly natural feature of life. But sexual relations are but one form of social relations, as Jeffrey Weeks makes clear in his book. Drawing on the analyses of Michel Foucault, amongst others, the book examines the social, moral and political issues raised by contemporary forms of sexuality. Weeks provides an authoritative introduction to the sociology of sexuality, discussing its cultural and socio-historical construction, it's relationship with power and the State's involvement in its rationalisation and regulation. This second edition is also updates to include global and postcolonial perspectives on sexuality, queer theory, the internet and cybersex, AIDS as a global phenomenon and international debates on the politics of sexuality. This book is an indispensable introduction to this complex and expanding field.

Product Description: In the late modern period, an unprecedented expansion of specialized erotic worlds has transformed the domain of intimate life. Organized by appetites and dispositions related to race, ethnicity, class, gender, and age, these erotic worlds are arenas of sexual exploration but, also, sites of stratification and dominion wherein actors vie for partners, social significance, and esteem...read more

This book is the first to focus on why and how foreign Western women engage in cross-border sexual and intimate relations as tourists travelling, or temporarily dwelling, in a Central American country. As an in-depth ethnographic account, the book traces the experiences of heterosexual North American and European women’s transnational encounters, and examines new sexual and social practices arising from contemporary global tourism, shifting sexual cultures both at home and abroad, consumer culture, and women’s increasing mobility. The book combines descriptions of women’s travels and sexual relations across racial and class boundaries with feminism, postcolonial theory, and poststructuralist theories of gender and sexuality, to show how tourism as a wide range and set of desires serves as a central shaping force in the formation of women’s sexual subjectivities in contemporary life in postindustrial capitalism. In doing so it offers new insights into how tourist women express heterosexuality shaped by gender, race, class, and identities. This fascinating book, focusing on the structure of tourism and role of local culture and social organization in the shoring-up of desire, develops a unique contribution to the understanding of sex tourism. It will be of interest not only to tourism scholars, but also to those interested in sexuality, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, women studies, gender studies, and geography.

Product Description: Sexual beliefs, behaviors and identities are interwoven throughout our lives, from childhood to old age. An edited collection of original empirical contributions united through its use of a distinctive, cutting-edge theoretical framework, Sex for Life critically examines sexuality across the entire lifespan...read more

Study more effectively and improve your performance at exam time with this comprehensive guide. Written to work hand-in hand with SEXUALITY NOW: EMBRACING DIVERSITY, 3rd Edition, this user-friendly guide includes a wide variety of learning tools to help you master the key concepts of the course.

Candidly discusses subjects pertaining to sexual behavior, including communication, orgasms, and infidelity, in a guide containing letters seeking advice on a range of relationship issues.

Product Description: Kathryn Hall takes a fresh and refreshing new look at why so many women are not really interested in sex. A uniquely helpful book.-Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Anger""Women don't need medicine or magic to feel desire but rather reasons and motivation...read more

The fifth edition of Marketing is the result of a detailed and rigorous developmental process designed to provide customer value in several ways. first, we continue to use the active-learning approach that has been the foundation of our previous editions. Second, we have incorporated many new examples, tools and design elements that are consistent with the learning styles for today's students. Third, we have added, deleted and modified topics and content based on our own expertise and the advice of may knowledgeable reviewers. Overall, the fifth edition of Marketing represents our efforts to guarantee the high quality of previous editions and to continue our tradition of growth and improvement.