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Zusatztext ... exceptionally gentle, thorough, and impeccably crafted ... [Zylan] takes our hand and leads us through a wealth of empirical and philosophical arguments. Zylan fairly presents debates on theories of gender, law, and the progressiveness of desiring the state's discipline. Informationen zum Autor Yvonne Zylan, Associate Professor of Sociology, earned a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University, a Ph.D. in sociology from New York University and a juris doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. She has published articles in the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, the Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Gender & Society, Social Forces, the American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Prof. Zylan's areas of scholarship include law and society, sexuality, social theory, political sociology, and the state and social policy. Her current work is centrally concerned with feminist theory and praxis, and addresses the social construction of sex, gender, and the body in and through legal discourse. Klappentext In States of Passion: Law, Identity and the Social Construction of Desire, Professor Yvonne Zylan explores the role of legal discourse in shaping sexual experience, sexual expression, and sexual identity. Zusammenfassung In States of Passion: Law, Identity and the Social Construction of Desire, Professor Yvonne Zylan explores the role of legal discourse in shaping sexual experience, sexual expression, and sexual identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Desiring the Discipline of Law Chapter 3: Beyond the Binary Matrix Chapter 4: I Hate the Way You Make Me Feel Chapter 5: Categorical Imperatives Chapter 6: Aspiring to Be Iowan Chapter 7: Conclusion References
