ABSTRACT

Jeffrey Weeks points out, in this book, that we are almost programmed into thinking of our sexuality as a wholly natural feature of life. He explores the connection of sexuality to its socio-historical context in ways which reveal just how completely sex is socially constructed.

chapter 1|10 pages

The languages of sex

chapter 3|26 pages

The Biological Imperative

chapter 4|22 pages

The Language of Perversity

chapter 5|24 pages

Sex: A New Front Line?

chapter 6|12 pages

Private pleasures and public policy