Stevi Jackson 
Heterosexuality in Question [PDF ebook] 

With heterosexuality currently being examined more rigorously than ever before, this accessible and engaging book charts the development of feminist and sociological theorizing on sexuality and the emergence of a radical critique of heterosexuality. Stevi Jackson reviews a range of important theoretical and substantive issues, and she demonstrates an important shift in feminist thinking from an emphasis on male dominance within heterosexual relations to a critical perspective on heterosexuality itself. Her book will be relevant to scholars and students in the fields of women′s studies, lesbian and gay studies and the sociology of sexuality.

Tabella dei contenuti

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT

Querying Heterosexuality

A Personal History of Feminist and Sociological Theorizing

PART TWO: EARLY FOUNDATIONS

On the Social Construction of Female Sexuality

The Social Context of Rape

Sexual Scripts and Motivation

How to Make Babies

Sexism in Sex Education

Femininity, Masculinity and Sexuality

The Desire for Freud

Psychoanalysis and Feminism

PART THREE: RECENT INTERVENTIONS

Even Sociologists Fall in Love

An Exploration in the Sociology of Emotions

Women and Heterosexual Love

Complicity, Resistance and Change

Gender and Heterosexuality

A Materialist Feminist Analysis

Lost Childhood or Sexualized Girlhood?

Taking Liberties

Feminism, Gay Rights and the Problem of Heterosexuality

Heterosexuality, Heteronormativity and Gender Hierarchy

Some Reflections on Recent Debates

Circa l’autore

Stevi Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Women′s Studies at the University of Strathclyde. Her most recent publications include The Politics of Domestic Consumption: Critical Readings (co-edited with Shaun Moores) and Feminism and Sexuality: A Reader (co-edited with Sue Scott).