An Interpretation of Desire

Klappentext "An Interpretation of Desire" offers a bracing collection of major essays by John Gagnon! one of the leading and most inspiring figures in sexual research. Spanning his work from the 1970s! when he explored the idea that sexuality is mediated through social processes and categories--thus paving the way for Foucault--and then extending through his turn to issues of desire during the 1990s! these essays constitute an essential entree to the study of sexuality in the twentieth century. Gagnon may be best known as the coauthor of "Sexual Conduct"--a book that introduced the seminal concept of sexual scripting--and as one of the coauthors of "The Social Organization of Sexuality!" a foundational work that is widely considered to be the most important study of human sexual behavior since the Kinsey report. The essays collected here first trace the influence of scripting theory on Gagnon! outlining the radical departure he took from the dominant biological and psychiatric models of sex research. The volume then turns to more recent essays that consider such vexed issues as homosexuality! the theories of Sigmund Freud! HIV! hazardous sex! and the social aspects of sexually transmitted diseases. Zusammenfassung Spanning Gagnon's work from the 1970s and extending through to the 1990s! these essays constitute an essential work on the study of sexuality in the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: John Gagnon, John H. Gagnon, John Gagnon
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2004
• EAN: 9780226278605
• ISBN: 978-0-226-27860-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago; Worlds of desire; Worlds of Desire (CHUP); Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)