Ageing and New Intimacies - Gender, Sexuality and Temporality in an English Salsa Scene

Drawing on ethnographic research in salsa classes and oral histories this book details the everyday practices of femininity, heterosexuality and 'new' intimacies among women in midlife. Challenging conventional notions of the baby boomers it draws attention to how these practices are classed and raced, emphasising the quest for 'respectability'.

Summary

Drawing on ethnographic research in salsa classes and oral histories this book details the everyday practices of femininity, heterosexuality and ‘new’ intimacies among women in midlife. Challenging conventional notions of the baby boomers it draws attention to how these practices are classed and raced, emphasising the quest for ‘respectability’. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Milton, Milton Sarah
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781526168061
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6806-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Later Years, Social & cultural anthropology, Sociology: family & relationships, Age groups: the elderly, Social and cultural anthropology, Sociology: sexual relations, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology: family and relationships