Transformation of Sexuality - Gender and Identity in Contemporary Youth Culture

Summary

How do contemporary young people construct their sexual identities? Are young people sexually liberated, or is human sexuality increasingly controlled and manipulated by commercial forces? Thomas Johansson explores the construction of sexual identities by young people as part of a wider process of identity construction, combining the work of key authors such as Elias and Foucault with original and revealing empirical material drawn from an extensive survey of the views of 1300 sixteen to nineteen year olds, combined with a number of qualitative in-depth interviews with different sexual subcultures. Topics covered include fidelity and infidelity, love, homosexuality, pornography and beauty ideals. Designed to look beyond media images and popular prejudices the book illustrates how young people of both genders, of different nationalities and of different group allegiances view and relate to their own sexuality.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Johansson, Johansson Thomas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.2017
• EAN: 9781138251779
• ISBN: 978-1-138-25177-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Health & personal development, Social Work, Social issues & processes, Educational strategies & policy, Gender studies, gender groups, Social and ethical issues, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Educational strategies and policy, Medicine and Nursing