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Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader (2nd Edition)

by Mindy Stombler · 2003

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This anthology of almost 70 readings—from contemporary scholarly literature, trade books, popular media, as well as contributed articles— examines the many ways in which human sexuality is socially constructed and regulated behavior, and how it is studied by social scientists.

Subject
sociologysociologyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
sexualitysexualityMore like thisLess of this
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collegecollegeMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 650 pages

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