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• The social construction of sexuality
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part I: Theorizing Sex
• Chapter One: The Science of Sex: Sexology and Psychoanalysis
• Chapter Two: Social Theories of Sexuality: Marxism and Feminism
• Chapter Three: Social Constructionism: Sociology, History, and Philosophy
• Part II: The Sociology and Politics of Sexual Identity
• Chapter Four: Heterosexuality: From Behavior to Identity
• Chapter Five: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Politics in the United States
• Chapter Six: The Revolt against Sexual Identity (co-authored by Suzanne Pennington and Carey Jean So
• Part III: Intimate Life in America
• Chapter Seven: Changing Cultures of Intimacy
• Chapter Eight: The Promise and Perils of Cyber Intimacies
• Chapter Nine: Youth Struggles to Negotiate Independence and Intimate Solidarity
• Part IV: The Cultural Politics of Sex
• Chapter Ten: Into Our Bedrooms: The State Takes Charge
• Chapter Eleven: Popular Culture Introduces the New Normal Citizen: The Gay American
• Chapter Twelve: Heterosexuality in Panic:Doctors to the Rescue
• Part V: Sexual Ethics in a Time of Uncertainty
• Chapter Thirteen: Porn Wars
• Chapter Fourteen: Sadomasochism, or, the Pleasures of Pain
• Chapter Fifteen: A Right to Sex Work?
• Chapter Sixteen: Gay Marriage: Is America a Christian or Liberal Nation?
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Index