The Trouble with Normal - Postwar Youth and the Making of Heterosexuality

Mary Louise Adams shows how, during the postwar years in Canada, the sexual and social activity of young people was ?normalized,? and how this discourse on sexuality articulated contemporary concerns about family, security, and the role of the state.

About the author

Mary Louise Adams is an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies and the Department of Sociology at Queen's University.

Summary

Mary Louise Adams shows how, during the postwar years in Canada, the sexual and social activity of young people was ‘normalized,’ and how this discourse on sexuality articulated contemporary concerns about family, security, and the role of the state.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Louise Adams
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.1997
• EAN: 9780802080578
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-8057-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 360 g
• Series: Studies in Gender History; Studies in Gender and History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories