Invented Moralities
Sexual Values in an Age of Uncertainty
Published on 9. November 1995
Book
Hardback
210 pages
978-0-231-10410-4 (ISBN)
Description
Working from what he calls a radical humanist perspective, Weeks looks at sexual mores in these times of confusion-from AIDS and the challenges of love and death, to the politics of diversity, to controversial topics such as sadomasochism, rape, and abortion rights.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Trade binding
Weight
468 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-10410-4 (9780231104104)
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Jeffrey Weeks is professor of sociology in the department of legal, political, and social sciences at South Bank University in London. He is the author of many books, most recently Against Nature: Essays on History, Sexuality and Identity.
Content
Introduction: Values, whose Value
Living with Uncertainty
Inventing Moralities
Necessary Fictions: Sexual Identities and the Politics of Diversity
The Sphere of the Intimate and the Values of Everyday Life
Caught Between Worlds and Ways of Being
Living with Uncertainty
Inventing Moralities
Necessary Fictions: Sexual Identities and the Politics of Diversity
The Sphere of the Intimate and the Values of Everyday Life
Caught Between Worlds and Ways of Being