Long Slow Burn

Sexuality and the Social Sciences

by: Kath Weston

Long Slow Burn
Author: Kath Weston

Publisher: Routledge

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Format: Paperback / softback

Publication date: 10 September 1998

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ISBN: 0415920442 ISBN 13: 9780415920445

Long Slow Burn by Kath Weston

In this collection of her essays, the author argues that queer studies is just the latest installment in a long but largely forgotten history of interest in sexuality within the social sciences. Her articles aim to "sex up" conventional subjects, such as kinship, race or labour. Top page

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The study of human sexuality within the social sciences is not a recent innovation. Why then do many people think of sociology, anthropology and psychology as latecomers to the study of sexuality? Why is queer studies seen as the brainchild of the humanities rather than the social sciences? In Long Slow Burn , Kath Weston traces a long but largely forgotten history of interest in sexuality in the social sciences, from Kinseys pioneering sex research in the 1950s, to the work of sexologists such as Masters and Johnson. What is different now, Weston argues, is that sexuality has been isolated from other contemporary issues. Westons book exposes the paradox of studying sexuality as a thing unto itself when sexuality infuses all aspects of social life. Instead, she sexes up conventional subjects, such as kinship, race and labour, proving that once you start paying attention to sexuality, you can never look at social issues in the same way again. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Routledge

City: London

Pages: 224

More info: height 6 mm width 9 mm weight 386 gr thickness 16 mm

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC21) 300 Library of Congress Subject: Sex role

Record updated at: 10 May, 2013 time: 12:50


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