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Love, Heterosexuality and Society

Love, Heterosexuality and Society

Paperback

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology, Book 16

General Gender StudiesGeneral SociologyGLBTQIA Studies

ISBN10: 041565548X
ISBN13: 9780415655484
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 19 2012
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Heterosexuality is a largely 'silent' set of practices and identities - it is assumed to be everywhere and yet often remains unnamed and unexplored. Despite recent changes in the theoretical understanding and representation of sexuality, heterosexuality continues to be socially normative.

Forging a new agenda for the study of heterosexuality, this in-depth volume, the first research monograph to focus on heterosexuality and society, presents an empirical study of the construction, negotiation and enactment of heterosexual sexuality. Using detailed interview data, it investigates how heterosexuality, as both an identity and a set of practices, is accomplished through love relationships. Rather than assuming that romantic love is an outcome or expression of a pre-defined sexuality, Johnson explores how sexuality is brought to life through love.

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