Arlene Stein

Shameless

Sexual Dissidence in American Culture

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Shame, a powerful emotion, leads individuals to feel vulnerable, victimized, rejected. In Shameless, noted scholar and writer Arlene Stein explores American culture's attitudes toward shame and sexuality.Some say that we live in a world without shame. But American culture is a curious mix of the shameless and the shamers, a seemingly endless parade of Pamela Andersons and Jerry Falwells strutting their stuff and wagging their fingers. With thoughtful analysis and wit, Shameless analyzes these clashing visions of sexual morality.While conservatives have brought back sexual shame—by pushing for abstinence-only sex education, limitations on abor… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8147-4028-6
EAN: 9780814740286
Produktnummer: 19531486
Verlag: New York University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 213 S.
Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.4 cm x D1.7 cm 344 g
Abbildungen: Illustrations
Gewicht: 344

Über den Autor

Arlene Stein is associate professor of sociology and women's studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of The Stranger Next Door: The Story of a Small Community's Battle Over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights, winner of the Ruth Benedict Prize from the American Anthropological Association, an Honor Award from the American Library Association and a Gustavus Meyer Human Rights Book Award, Honorable Mention.