Seeing Straight - An Introduction to Gender and Sexual Privilege

Seeing Straight introduces students to key concepts in gender and sexuality through the lens of privilege and power. The book addresses tough topics like hate, violence and privilege, and institutionalized heteronormativity. This book is an ideal introduction to gender and sexuality that encourages students to question their own assumptions.

List of contents

1. Privileged Thinking: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
2. Privileged Assumptions: Heterosexuality and the Normative Expression of Gender
3. Privileged Power, Hate, and Heteronormativity
4. Fifty Ways to Be Normal and Other Challenges to Privilege
5. Institutionalized Heteronormativity: Military, Law, and Religion
6. Privileged (Popular) Culture and Internalized Expectations
7. Violence, Aggression, and Privilege
8. It's Getting Better: Queer Hope, Queer Courage

About the author

By Jean Halley and Amy Eshleman

Summary

Seeing Straight introduces students to key concepts in gender and sexuality through the lens of privilege and power. The book addresses tough topics like hate, violence and privilege, and institutionalized heteronormativity. This book is an ideal introduction to gender and sexuality that encourages students to question their own assumptions.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Eshleman, Jean Halley, Jean Eshleman Halley, Jean O'Malley Halley, Halley Jean
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2016
• EAN: 9781442233539
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3353-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Sociology: sexual relations, Gender studies, gender groups, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Psychology: sexual behaviour, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality