Gender, Sex, and Politics: In the Streets and Between the Sheets in the 21st Century

Shira Tarrant

Jun 2015 · Routledge

About this ebook

Gender, Sex, and Politics: In the Streets and Between the Sheets in the 21st Century includes twenty-seven chapters organized into five sections: Gender, Sexuality and Social Control; Pornography; Sex and Social Media; Dating, Desire, and the Politics of Hooking Up; and Issues in Sexual Pleasure and Safety. This anthology presents these topics using a point-counterpoint-different point framework. Its arguments and perspectives do not pit writers against each other in a binary pro/con debate format. Instead, a variety of views are juxtaposed to encourage critical thinking and robust conversation. This framework enables readers to assess the strengths and shortcomings of conflicting ideas. The chapters are organized in a way that will challenge cherished beliefs and hone both academic and personal insight. Gender, Sex, and Politics is ideal for sparking debates in intro to women’s and gender studies, sexuality, and gender courses.

About the author

Shira Tarrant, PhD, is Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, Long Beach. She has written and edited several books including Men and Feminism (Seal Press), When Sex Became Gender (Routledge), and Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex, and Power (Routledge). Read more at http://shiratarrant.com.