ISBN:
0203894170
,
0415351170
,
0415351189
,
9780203894170
,
9780415351171
,
9780415351188
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (viii, 312 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Sexuality, culture and health series
Parallel Title:
Print version Sexuality, Health and Human Rights
DDC:
306.7
Keywords:
Sex Health aspects
;
Sex Social aspects
;
Sex Political aspects
;
Human rights
Abstract:
Sexuality, Health and Human Rights surveys the rapid changes taking place at the start of the twenty-first century in the social, cultural, political and economic domains and their impact on sexuality, health and human rights. By offering a unique framework for understanding this new world, set in the context of the major theoretical debates of the last few decades, this book will be of interest to many professionals and social policy researches and is suitable for a wide range of multidisciplinary courses covering areas such as human sexuality, public health and social policy
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Global 'sex' wars; Chapter 1: Landscaping sexualities; Chapter 2: The real politics of 'sex'; Chapter 3: The sad 'return of the religious'; Part 2: Epistemological challenges and research agendas; Chapter 4: The modernization of 'sex' and the birth of sexual science; Chapter 5: The social construction of sexual life; Chapter 6: After AIDS; Part 3: The promises and limits of sexual rights; Chapter 7: On the indispensability and insufficiency of human rights
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 8: Inventing and contesting sexual rights within the UNChapter 9: Transnational debates: Sexuality, power, and new subjectivities; Chapter 10: At the outer limits of human rights: Voids in the liberal paradigm; Postscript: Dreaming and dancing - beyond sexual rights; Glossary of terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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