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Language and Sexuality
By Deborah Cameron, Don Kulick
194 pages
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- Cambridge University Press
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- Cambridge, England
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- 2003
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Synopsis
This accessible book looks at how we talk about sex and why we talk about it the way we do. Drawing on examples that range from personal ads to phone sex, sado-masochistic scenes to sexual assault trials, this work provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality. Using a broad definition of "sexuality", it encompasses not only issues surrounding sexual orientation and identity, but also questions about the discursive construction of sexuality and the verbal expression ...
This accessible book looks at how we talk about sex and why we talk about it the way we do. Drawing on examples that range from personal ads to phone sex, sado-masochistic scenes to sexual assault trials, this work provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality. Using a broad definition of "sexuality", it encompasses not only issues surrounding sexual orientation and identity, but also questions about the discursive construction of sexuality and the verbal expression of erotic desire.
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Table of contents
The first page of every section is available free to non-members – click a section heading to start reading now!
- Language and Sexuality i
- Language and Sexuality iii
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Chapter 1: Making Connections 1
- Chapter 2: Talking Sex and Thinking Sex 15
- Chapter 3: What Has Gender Got to Do with Sex? Language, Heterosexuality and Heteronormativity 44
- Chapter 4: Sexuality as Identity 74
- Chapter 5: Looking beyond Identity 106
- Chapter 6: Language and Sexuality 133
- Notes 156
- Bibliography 163
- Index 173