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Book SynopsisTriathlons, such as the famously arduous Ironman Triathlon, and “extreme” mountain biking are prime examples of the new “lifestyle sports” that have grown in recent years from oddball pursuits into multi-million-dollar industries. Sociologist Stephen C. Poulson offers an exploration of these new and physically demanding sports, shedding light on why some people find them so compelling.Trade Review"Poulson explores interesting, timely, and relevant questions about the nature of, and reasons for, participation in the sports of mountain-bike racing and triathlon in this engaging, persuasive, and extensively researched book." -- Belinda Wheaton * University of Waikato, New Zealand *"This inventive treatment of the sociology of sport will interest outdoor enthusiasts as well as scholars … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers." * Choice *"Poulson presents a comprehensive, thoughtful and well-researched critique of the emergence and transformation of lifestyle sports in the twenty-first century. His discussion of the rationales and motivations for engaging in such arduous physical activities is framed within the context of current theoretical discussions in the sociology of sport." * Contemporary Sociology *"Stephen Poulson has written a persuasive and extensively researched book about lifestyle sport using mountain biking and triathlon as his main examples." * International Sociology Reviews *"Poulson explores interesting, timely, and relevant questions about the nature of, and reasons for, participation in the sports of mountain-bike racing and triathlon in this engaging, persuasive, and extensively researched book." -- Belinda Wheaton * University of Waikato, New Zealand *"This inventive treatment of the sociology of sport will interest outdoor enthusiasts as well as scholars … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers." * Choice *"Poulson presents a comprehensive, thoughtful and well-researched critique of the emergence and transformation of lifestyle sports in the twenty-first century. His discussion of the rationales and motivations for engaging in such arduous physical activities is framed within the context of current theoretical discussions in the sociology of sport." * Contemporary Sociology *"Stephen Poulson has written a persuasive and extensively researched book about lifestyle sport using mountain biking and triathlon as his main examples." * International Sociology Reviews *Table of Contents Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Would Anyone Ride a Mountain Bike in the Middle of the Night?1 Social Life and Sport2 Looking for Adventure, Looking for Authenticity3 Disciplining Bodies in Lifestyle Sport4 Types of Lifestyle Athletes and Team Touch of Grey5 Resistance to Discipline in a Cycling Community6 Why So White? Race and Social Class in Lifestyle Sport7 Where Are the Women? Differing Levels of Participation in Lifestyle and Adventure Sport8 Conclusion Appendix: My Experience with Lifestyle Sport and Location of the Study Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIronman Triathlons and “extreme” mountain biking are prime examples of the new “lifestyle sports” that have grown in recent years from oddball pursuits into multi-million-dollar industries. In Why Would Anyone Do That? Stephen C. Poulson offers an exploration of these new and physically demanding sports, shedding light on why some people find them so compelling.Trade Review"Poulson explores interesting, timely, and relevant questions about the nature of, and reasons for, participation in the sports of mountain-bike racing and triathlon in this engaging, persuasive, and extensively researched book." -- Belinda Wheaton * University of Waikato, New Zealand *"This inventive treatment of the sociology of sport will interest outdoor enthusiasts as well as scholars … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers." * Choice *"Poulson presents a comprehensive, thoughtful and well-researched critique of the emergence and transformation of lifestyle sports in the twenty-first century. His discussion of the rationales and motivations for engaging in such arduous physical activities is framed within the context of current theoretical discussions in the sociology of sport." * Contemporary Sociology *"Stephen Poulson has written a persuasive and extensively researched book about lifestyle sport using mountain biking and triathlon as his main examples." * International Sociology Reviews *"Poulson explores interesting, timely, and relevant questions about the nature of, and reasons for, participation in the sports of mountain-bike racing and triathlon in this engaging, persuasive, and extensively researched book." -- Belinda Wheaton * University of Waikato, New Zealand *"This inventive treatment of the sociology of sport will interest outdoor enthusiasts as well as scholars … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers." * Choice *"Poulson presents a comprehensive, thoughtful and well-researched critique of the emergence and transformation of lifestyle sports in the twenty-first century. His discussion of the rationales and motivations for engaging in such arduous physical activities is framed within the context of current theoretical discussions in the sociology of sport." * Contemporary Sociology *"Stephen Poulson has written a persuasive and extensively researched book about lifestyle sport using mountain biking and triathlon as his main examples." * International Sociology Reviews *Table of Contents Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Would Anyone Ride a Mountain Bike in the Middle of the Night?1 Social Life and Sport2 Looking for Adventure, Looking for Authenticity3 Disciplining Bodies in Lifestyle Sport4 Types of Lifestyle Athletes and Team Touch of Grey5 Resistance to Discipline in a Cycling Community6 Why So White? Race and Social Class in Lifestyle Sport7 Where Are the Women? Differing Levels of Participation in Lifestyle and Adventure Sport8 Conclusion Appendix: My Experience with Lifestyle Sport and Location of the Study Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of man: the metrosexual. Overwhelmingly straight, white, and wealthy, these impeccably coiffed urban professionals spend big money on everything from facials to pedicures. Yet as this study reveals, even as the industry encourages men to invest more in their appearance, it still relies on women to do much of the work.Trade Review"A deep examination of the rise of male beauty culture." * The New York Times *"Though the grooming work and shop floor are evocative, Barber's attention moves beyond hair to the social exchanges that take place … bringing together emotional labor, aesthetic labor, and physical labor, all the while highlighting the role of sexuality." * Gender & Society *"A well-researched contribution to the sociology of work, gender studies, and consumer culture … Highly recommended." * Choice *"Barber's book innovatively combines theories of work, gender, and culture. It makes a significant contribution to masculinities research. Anyone teaching or conducting research on gender, social class, qualitative methods, work, inequalities, and culture will find this book to be compelling. It is nuanced and rich in detail." * Men & Masculinities *"What does it mean that contemporary men are going to salons, getting their nails done, or dyeing their hair? Kristen Barber examines how these practices are intimately related to shifting definitions of masculinity, and actually buttress gender, race, and class inequalities. A compelling and colorful read." -- C.J. Pascoe * author of Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School *"Barber provides excellent insight into how women groom men while upholding their gender and class identities, and how masculinity and beauty are not at odds with each other. Truly a pleasure." -- Jamie Mullaney * author of Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales *How it became OK for guys to take care of themselves: an interview with Kristen Barber [http://goo.gl/o3qExa] * NPR's Marketplace *Why barbershops are disappearing: And what it means that some still thrive by Kristen Barber [http://goo.gl/mN4nWW] * The Houston Chronicle *The End of the Barbershop?: An Interview with Kristen Barber [goo.gl/CgX0Zv] -- Word of Mouth * New Hampshire Public Radio *"Barber’s book innovatively combines theories of work, gender, and culture. It makes a significant contribution to masculinities research. Anyone teaching or conducting research on gender, social class, qualitative methods, work, inequalities, and culture will find this book to be compelling. It is nuanced and rich in detail" -- Patti Giuffre * SAGE Pub *What’s the Deal With That Guy’s Fluffy Hair? by Thomas Vinciguerra * New York Times *"New barbershops cash in on male grooming trend" interview with Kristen Barber * Marketplace *"How the ‘Wife Beater’ Tank Top Became A Marker of Class, Ethnicity and Domestic Abuse" by C. Brain Smith * Mel Magazine *"A well-researched book." * Journal of American Culture *"Why So Many Men Chase Skirts, But Won't Wear Them" by Nora Whelan * Playboy *"A salon of his own: Men don't play second fiddle here," by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, * LoHud.com *"A salon of his own: More than just manscaping," by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy * USA Today *"A Short History of Manly Beauty Products for Masculine Men," by Hazel Cills https://jezebel.com/a-short-history-of-manly-beauty-products-for-masculine-1834956610 * Jezebel *"A cut above: Traditional barbershops are back," by Dave McGinn https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-a-cut-above-traditional-barbershops-are-back/ * Globe and Mail *"WHAT EXPENSIVE MEN’S HAIRCUTS ARE REALLY SELLING YOU" by Quinn Myers https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/expensive-mens-haircut-worth-it * Mel Magazine *"Masculinity During A Pandemic: How Haircuts And Face Masks Got Political" an interview with Kristen Barber https://www.wortfm.org/masculinity-during-a-pandemic-how-haircuts-and-face-masks-got-political/ * "A Public Affair," WORT *Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Men and Beauty: The Historical Expansion of an Industry2 Rocks Glasses and Color Camo: Selling Beauty to Class-Privileged Men3 Heterosexual Aesthetic Labor: Hiring and Requiring Women Beauty Workers4 Hair Care: Emotional Labor and Touching Rules in Men’s Grooming5 “We’re Men’s Women”: Occupational Choice Narratives of Sameness and Difference Conclusion Appendix A. Class, Gender, and the Economy in the Study of Men’s Salons Appendix B. Participant Demographic Information Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe twenty-first century has seen the emergence of the metrosexual. Overwhelmingly straight, white, and wealthy, these urban professionals spend big money on everything from facials to pedicures. Yet as this innovative study reveals, even as the industry encourages men to invest more in their appearance, it still relies on women to do much of the work.Trade Review"A deep examination of the rise of male beauty culture." * The New York Times *"Though the grooming work and shop floor are evocative, Barber's attention moves beyond hair to the social exchanges that take place … bringing together emotional labor, aesthetic labor, and physical labor, all the while highlighting the role of sexuality." * Gender & Society *"A well-researched contribution to the sociology of work, gender studies, and consumer culture … Highly recommended." * Choice *"Barber's book innovatively combines theories of work, gender, and culture. It makes a significant contribution to masculinities research. Anyone teaching or conducting research on gender, social class, qualitative methods, work, inequalities, and culture will find this book to be compelling. It is nuanced and rich in detail." * Men & Masculinities *"What does it mean that contemporary men are going to salons, getting their nails done, or dyeing their hair? Kristen Barber examines how these practices are intimately related to shifting definitions of masculinity, and actually buttress gender, race, and class inequalities. A compelling and colorful read." -- C.J. Pascoe * author of Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School *"Barber provides excellent insight into how women groom men while upholding their gender and class identities, and how masculinity and beauty are not at odds with each other. Truly a pleasure." -- Jamie Mullaney * author of Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales *How it became OK for guys to take care of themselves: an interview with Kristen Barber [http://goo.gl/o3qExa] * NPR's Marketplace *Why barbershops are disappearing: And what it means that some still thrive by Kristen Barber [http://goo.gl/mN4nWW] * The Houston Chronicle *The End of the Barbershop?: An Interview with Kristen Barber [goo.gl/CgX0Zv] -- Word of Mouth * New Hampshire Public Radio *"Barber’s book innovatively combines theories of work, gender, and culture. It makes a significant contribution to masculinities research. Anyone teaching or conducting research on gender, social class, qualitative methods, work, inequalities, and culture will find this book to be compelling. It is nuanced and rich in detail" -- Patti Giuffre * SAGE Pub *What’s the Deal With That Guy’s Fluffy Hair? by Thomas Vinciguerra * New York Times *"New barbershops cash in on male grooming trend" interview with Kristen Barber * Marketplace *"How the ‘Wife Beater’ Tank Top Became A Marker of Class, Ethnicity and Domestic Abuse" by C. Brain Smith * Mel Magazine *"A well-researched book." * Journal of American Culture *"Why So Many Men Chase Skirts, But Won't Wear Them" by Nora Whelan * Playboy *"A salon of his own: Men don't play second fiddle here," by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, * LoHud.com *"A salon of his own: More than just manscaping," by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy * USA Today *"A Short History of Manly Beauty Products for Masculine Men," by Hazel Cills https://jezebel.com/a-short-history-of-manly-beauty-products-for-masculine-1834956610 * Jezebel *"A cut above: Traditional barbershops are back," by Dave McGinn https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-a-cut-above-traditional-barbershops-are-back/ * Globe and Mail *"WHAT EXPENSIVE MEN’S HAIRCUTS ARE REALLY SELLING YOU" by Quinn Myers https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/expensive-mens-haircut-worth-it * Mel Magazine *"Masculinity During A Pandemic: How Haircuts And Face Masks Got Political" an interview with Kristen Barber https://www.wortfm.org/masculinity-during-a-pandemic-how-haircuts-and-face-masks-got-political/ * "A Public Affair," WORT *Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Men and Beauty: The Historical Expansion of an Industry2 Rocks Glasses and Color Camo: Selling Beauty to Class-Privileged Men3 Heterosexual Aesthetic Labor: Hiring and Requiring Women Beauty Workers4 Hair Care: Emotional Labor and Touching Rules in Men’s Grooming5 “We’re Men’s Women”: Occupational Choice Narratives of Sameness and Difference Conclusion Appendix A. Class, Gender, and the Economy in the Study of Men’s Salons Appendix B. Participant Demographic Information Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe most dramatic growth of Christianity in the late twentieth century has occurred in Africa, where Catholic missions have played major roles. In Into Africa, Barbra Mann Wall reveals how Catholic medical and nursing sisters established relationships between local and international groups, sparking an exchange of ideas that crossed national, religious, gender, and political boundaries.Trade Review“A particularly striking exploration of the interplay between religion, health, gender, and politics. Wall's work enriches and challenges existing perspectives on the development of health care in sub-Saharan Africa, and provides an essential historical link between the colonial period and the present day." -- Sonya Grypma, PhD, RN * dean and professor of nursing, Trinity Western University *"The critical work of Catholic women’s religious organizations in sub-Saharan Africa comes alive in this important new book. Anyone concerned with gender, health, and transnational cooperation will be fascinated by this nuanced and thoughtful analysis that rethinks the relationship among mission work, colonialism and the post-colonial global world." -- Susan M. Reverby * professor of women's and gender studies, Wellesley College *"Barbra Mann Wall’s new history of postwar Catholic medical missions in Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, and Tanzania is a much-needed entry into the story of women religious in the 20th century." * American Catholic Studies Newsletter *"By exploring Catholic sisters from both international and indigenous religious communities who delivered health services in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania after World War II until 1985, Barbra Mann Wall sheds light on important episodes and issues, illuminating women’s experiences otherwise unknown." * The Catholic Historical Review *"Wall writes with great clarity. Her insight into the relationship between health care and history is insightful and worth quoting ... The book is an excellent read for North Americans who can see medical practices in relation to other systems, for medical students and personnel interested in working in Africa, Asia, or parts of Latin America, for people interested in expanding their knowledge of the work of women, and for missionaries, whether engaging in short or longer period of service, as a way into the culture of the country to which they are sent." * American Catholic Studies *"Into Africa is a commendable read." * Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences *"Wall has done an admirable job of showing how Catholic sisters bravely navigated political, social and cultural complexities to promote healing beyond the narrow focus on curative care." * Social History of Medicine *"Into Africa does something quite important by opening three of Africa’s late colonies and fledgling postcolonies to analytic counterpoint. This trio featuring decolonization, health, and nuns in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania yields fascinating results as an unusual work in historical comparison." * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables 1 Medical Missions in Context 2 Nursing, Medicine, and Mission in Ghana 3 Shifting Mission in Rural Tanzania 4 Catholic Medical Missions and Transnational Engagement in Nigeria 5 Transnational Collaboration in Primary Health Care 6 Appraising Women Religious and Their Mission Work Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe first ethnographic study of gestational surrogacy in the US, Labor of Love examines the conflicted attitudes that emerge when the ostensibly priceless act of bringing a child into the world becomes a paid occupation. Heather Jacobson interviews surrogate mothers, their family members, the intended parents, and the various professionals who work to facilitate the process.Trade Review"Labor of Love is a thorough, thoughtful, well-researched analysis of women's labor in the commercial gestational surrogacy market in the United States." * Gender & Society *"Jacobson argues that Americans should be more accepting of gestational surrogacy and freely acknowledge its financial side. She skillfully outlines the many ways in which the members of the US surrogacy community she interviewed deliberately obscure the financial aspects of surrogacy arrangements. Reproductive endocrinologists, lawyers, surrogacy agency personnel, intended parents, and “surro-moms” and their families almost all push a narrative of altruism and the joys of pregnancy as the primary motivations of women who bear babies for genetically unrelated parents. In fact, Jacobson argues, surrogacy is made “culturally palatable” in the US precisely because of the unwritten “money rules” that require the use of intermediaries to create distance between surro-moms and the sordidly financial... Recommended." * Choice *"Labor of Love beautifully illuminates the work of surrogacy, exploring a world in which women have children for other women. Jacobson skillfully interweaves stories of actual participants with commentary and analysis, providing original insights into the complexities of reproduction." -- Naomi Cahn * Harold H. Greene Chair, GWU Law School *"Labor of Love is an engaging and well-researched study of contemporary surrogacy in the U.S. Jacobson thoughtfully exposes the contradictions surrogates navigate as they downplay the commercial aspects of the transactions and obscure the labor involved in being a surrogate." -- Susan Markens * Lehman College and The Graduate Center, CUNY *"Jacobson’s rich qualitative data about the surrogacy market’s inner workings make Labor of Love an informative and engaging read." -- Alicia Vande Vusse * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Conceptions2 Making Reproduction Profitable: The Contemporary Surrogacy Market 3 Laboring to Conceive: Surrogacy as Work 4 Managing Relations: Surrogates and Their IPs5 Working from Home: Surrogates and Their Families6 Obscured LaborNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe first ethnographic study of gestational surrogacy in the US, Labor of Love examines the conflicted attitudes that emerge when the ostensibly priceless act of bringing a child into the world becomes a paid occupation. Heather Jacobson interviews surrogate mothers, their family members, the intended parents, and the various professionals who work to facilitate the process.Trade Review"Labor of Love is a thorough, thoughtful, well-researched analysis of women's labor in the commercial gestational surrogacy market in the United States." * Gender & Society *"Jacobson argues that Americans should be more accepting of gestational surrogacy and freely acknowledge its financial side. She skillfully outlines the many ways in which the members of the US surrogacy community she interviewed deliberately obscure the financial aspects of surrogacy arrangements. Reproductive endocrinologists, lawyers, surrogacy agency personnel, intended parents, and “surro-moms” and their families almost all push a narrative of altruism and the joys of pregnancy as the primary motivations of women who bear babies for genetically unrelated parents. In fact, Jacobson argues, surrogacy is made “culturally palatable” in the US precisely because of the unwritten “money rules” that require the use of intermediaries to create distance between surro-moms and the sordidly financial... Recommended." * Choice *"Labor of Love beautifully illuminates the work of surrogacy, exploring a world in which women have children for other women. Jacobson skillfully interweaves stories of actual participants with commentary and analysis, providing original insights into the complexities of reproduction." -- Naomi Cahn * Harold H. Greene Chair, GWU Law School *"Labor of Love is an engaging and well-researched study of contemporary surrogacy in the U.S. Jacobson thoughtfully exposes the contradictions surrogates navigate as they downplay the commercial aspects of the transactions and obscure the labor involved in being a surrogate." -- Susan Markens * Lehman College and The Graduate Center, CUNY *"Jacobson’s rich qualitative data about the surrogacy market’s inner workings make Labor of Love an informative and engaging read." -- Alicia Vande Vusse * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Conceptions2 Making Reproduction Profitable: The Contemporary Surrogacy Market 3 Laboring to Conceive: Surrogacy as Work 4 Managing Relations: Surrogates and Their IPs5 Working from Home: Surrogates and Their Families6 Obscured LaborNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisFrom the perspective of cultural conservatives, Hollywood movies are cesspools of vice, exposing viewers to pernicious sexually-permissive messages. Offering a groundbreaking study of Hollywood films produced since 2000, this title comes to a very different conclusion, finding echoes of the evangelical movement's abstinence-only rhetoric in everything from Easy A to Taken.Trade Review”Smart textual analysis and informed feminist critique make Abstinence Cinema a welcome addition to scholarship that takes popular culture seriously for its participation in the struggles of contemporary public life." -- Bonnie J. Dow * author of Watching Women’s Liberation, 1970: Feminism’s Pivotal Year on the Network News *"This is a groundbreaking, fearless book, one that takes on a hitherto relatively unexplored question of Hollywood cinema and makes one think anew about the social, political, and sexual politics of contemporary mainstream movies ... Highly recommended." * Choice *"[Abstinence Cinema] educates audiences, particularly younger readers, parents, and scholars, on the ideological turn of rewriting purity narratives into popular culture through contemporary film." * Southern Communication Journal *"A fascinating exposé … Students and scholars of film, gender, sexuality, and cultural studies will learn much from Kelly’s well-argued text." * H-SAWH *"Popular entertainment is an unexplored front in the ongoing culture wars over sexuality. Casey Ryan Kelly’s sophisticated and lively analysis of abstinence cinema is a timely reminder of the high stakes in these debates." -- Janice M. Irvine * University of Massachusetts *"Abstinence Cinema is an exceptional book and should find wide readership throughout communication and rhetorical studies as well as related fields like film studies, gender, studies, and popular culture … Kelly wisely chooses to stay attuned to the early twenty-first century and the particular issues of abstinence but in so doing provides insight into a wide range of contemporary cultural issues ranging from femininity to neoliberalism. The end result of this engaging analysis is a powerful intervention into American cinema." * Quarterly Journal of Speech *"This book may well enlighten [readers] in terms of what price one have to pay in order to conform to a so-called 'liberated' postmodern society, revealing itself a truly relevant indicator of Hollywood’s deeply rooted yet far from obsolete evangelical moral and political values. That’s already quite an achievement." * InMedia *"This is a groundbreaking, fearless book, one that takes on a hitherto relatively unexplored question of Hollywood cinema and makes one think anew about the social, political, and sexual politics of contemporary mainstream movies ... Highly recommended." * Choice *”Smart textual analysis and informed feminist critique make Abstinence Cinema a welcome addition to scholarship that takes popular culture seriously for its participation in the struggles of contemporary public life." -- Bonnie J. Dow * author of Watching Women’s Liberation, 1970: Feminism’s Pivotal Year on the Network News *"Popular entertainment is an unexplored front in the ongoing culture wars over sexuality. Casey Ryan Kelly’s sophisticated and lively analysis of abstinence cinema is a timely reminder of the high stakes in these debates." -- Janice M. Irvine * University of Massachusetts *"A fascinating exposé … Students and scholars of film, gender, sexuality, and cultural studies will learn much from Kelly’s well-argued text." * H-SAWH *"[Abstinence Cinema] educates audiences, particularly younger readers, parents, and scholars, on the ideological turn of rewriting purity narratives into popular culture through contemporary film." * Southern Communication Journal *"Abstinence Cinema is an exceptional book and should find wide readership throughout communication and rhetorical studies as well as related fields like film studies, gender, studies, and popular culture … Kelly wisely chooses to stay attuned to the early twenty-first century and the particular issues of abstinence but in so doing provides insight into a wide range of contemporary cultural issues ranging from femininity to neoliberalism. The end result of this engaging analysis is a powerful intervention into American cinema." * Quarterly Journal of Speech *"This book may well enlighten [readers] in terms of what price one have to pay in order to conform to a so-called 'liberated' postmodern society, revealing itself a truly relevant indicator of Hollywood’s deeply rooted yet far from obsolete evangelical moral and political values. That’s already quite an achievement." * InMedia *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Cinema of Abstinence1 Melodrama and Postfeminist Abstinence: The Twilight Saga (2008–2012)2 Man/Boys and Born-Again Virgins: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)3 The Monstrous Girls and Absentee Fathers of Horror: The Possession (2012)4 Abstinence, the Global Sex Industry, and Racial Violence: Taken (2008)5 Sexsploitation in Abstinence SatiresConclusion: CounternarrativesNotesFilmographyBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisFrom the perspective of cultural conservatives, Hollywood movies are cesspools of vice, exposing viewers to pernicious sexually-permissive messages. Offering a groundbreaking study of Hollywood films produced since 2000, this title comes to a very different conclusion, finding echoes of the evangelical movement's abstinence-only rhetoric in everything from Easy A to Taken.Trade Review”Smart textual analysis and informed feminist critique make Abstinence Cinema a welcome addition to scholarship that takes popular culture seriously for its participation in the struggles of contemporary public life." -- Bonnie J. Dow * author of Watching Women’s Liberation, 1970: Feminism’s Pivotal Year on the Network News *"This is a groundbreaking, fearless book, one that takes on a hitherto relatively unexplored question of Hollywood cinema and makes one think anew about the social, political, and sexual politics of contemporary mainstream movies ... Highly recommended." * Choice *"[Abstinence Cinema] educates audiences, particularly younger readers, parents, and scholars, on the ideological turn of rewriting purity narratives into popular culture through contemporary film." * Southern Communication Journal *"A fascinating exposé … Students and scholars of film, gender, sexuality, and cultural studies will learn much from Kelly’s well-argued text." * H-SAWH *"Popular entertainment is an unexplored front in the ongoing culture wars over sexuality. Casey Ryan Kelly’s sophisticated and lively analysis of abstinence cinema is a timely reminder of the high stakes in these debates." -- Janice M. Irvine * University of Massachusetts *"Abstinence Cinema is an exceptional book and should find wide readership throughout communication and rhetorical studies as well as related fields like film studies, gender, studies, and popular culture … Kelly wisely chooses to stay attuned to the early twenty-first century and the particular issues of abstinence but in so doing provides insight into a wide range of contemporary cultural issues ranging from femininity to neoliberalism. The end result of this engaging analysis is a powerful intervention into American cinema." * Quarterly Journal of Speech *"This book may well enlighten [readers] in terms of what price one have to pay in order to conform to a so-called 'liberated' postmodern society, revealing itself a truly relevant indicator of Hollywood’s deeply rooted yet far from obsolete evangelical moral and political values. That’s already quite an achievement." * InMedia *"This is a groundbreaking, fearless book, one that takes on a hitherto relatively unexplored question of Hollywood cinema and makes one think anew about the social, political, and sexual politics of contemporary mainstream movies ... Highly recommended." * Choice *”Smart textual analysis and informed feminist critique make Abstinence Cinema a welcome addition to scholarship that takes popular culture seriously for its participation in the struggles of contemporary public life." -- Bonnie J. Dow * author of Watching Women’s Liberation, 1970: Feminism’s Pivotal Year on the Network News *"Popular entertainment is an unexplored front in the ongoing culture wars over sexuality. Casey Ryan Kelly’s sophisticated and lively analysis of abstinence cinema is a timely reminder of the high stakes in these debates." -- Janice M. Irvine * University of Massachusetts *"A fascinating exposé … Students and scholars of film, gender, sexuality, and cultural studies will learn much from Kelly’s well-argued text." * H-SAWH *"[Abstinence Cinema] educates audiences, particularly younger readers, parents, and scholars, on the ideological turn of rewriting purity narratives into popular culture through contemporary film." * Southern Communication Journal *"Abstinence Cinema is an exceptional book and should find wide readership throughout communication and rhetorical studies as well as related fields like film studies, gender, studies, and popular culture … Kelly wisely chooses to stay attuned to the early twenty-first century and the particular issues of abstinence but in so doing provides insight into a wide range of contemporary cultural issues ranging from femininity to neoliberalism. The end result of this engaging analysis is a powerful intervention into American cinema." * Quarterly Journal of Speech *"This book may well enlighten [readers] in terms of what price one have to pay in order to conform to a so-called 'liberated' postmodern society, revealing itself a truly relevant indicator of Hollywood’s deeply rooted yet far from obsolete evangelical moral and political values. That’s already quite an achievement." * InMedia *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Cinema of Abstinence1 Melodrama and Postfeminist Abstinence: The Twilight Saga (2008–2012)2 Man/Boys and Born-Again Virgins: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)3 The Monstrous Girls and Absentee Fathers of Horror: The Possession (2012)4 Abstinence, the Global Sex Industry, and Racial Violence: Taken (2008)5 Sexsploitation in Abstinence SatiresConclusion: CounternarrativesNotesFilmographyBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisReports from war zones often note the obscene victimization of women. Yet this reign of terror against women not only occurs during exceptional moments of social collapse, but during peacetime too. As this powerful book argues, violence against women should be understood as a systemic problem - one for which the state must be held accountable.Trade Review"This wide-ranging volume documents the complicity of states in gender violence, from state perpetration of strategic sexual violence in some conflict settings – in Greece, Guatemala, Iraq, among others – to the neglect by states worldwide of women’s security and other basic needs in both war and peace. Essential reading for scholars and practitioners alike." -- Elisabeth Jean Wood * Yale University *"In this excellent book, the contributors consistently and compellingly question our assumptions about the state and gender violence in ways that will ground forthcoming scholarly conversations." -- Irina Carlota (Lotti) Silber * City College of New York *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Part One: State Violence, Gender, and Resistance 1. Subaltern Bodies: Gender Violence, Sexual Torture, and Political Repression during the Greek Military Dictatorship (1967–1974)Katerina Stefatos 2. Sexual Violence as a Weapon during the Guatemalan GenocideVictoria Sanford, Sofia Duyos-Álvarez, and Kathleen Dill 3. Gender, Incarceration and Power Relations during the Irish Civil War (1922–1923)Laura McAtackney 4. Resistance and Activism against State Violence in Chiapas, MexicoMelanie Hoewer Part Two: The Continuum of Sexual Violence and the Role of the State 5. Medical Record Review and Evidence of Mass Rape during the 2007/2008 Period of Post-Election Violence in KenyaMike Anastario 6. The Force of Writing in Genocide: On Sexual Violence in the al-Anfal Operations and BeyondFazil Moradi 7. Sexualized Bodies, Public Mutilation, and Torture at the Beginning of Indonesia’s New Order Regime (1965–66)Annie Pohlman Part Three: State Responses to Gender Violence 8. Advances and Limits of Policing and Human Security for Women: Nicaragua in Comparative Perspective Shannon Drysdale Walsh 9. The State to the Rescue? The Contested Terrain of Domestic Violence in Post-Communist RussiaMaija Jäppinen and Janet Elise Johnson 10. The Absent State: Teen Mothers and New Patriarchal Forms of Gender Subordination Serena Cosgrove 11. Anti-Trafficking Legislation, Gender Violence, and the StateCecilia M. Salvi Conclusion: Sex at the Security Council: Reflections on the Women, Peace and Security AgendaKimberly Theidon Notes on ContributorsIndex 

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Book SynopsisReports from war zones often note the obscene victimization of women. Yet this reign of terror against women not only occurs during exceptional moments of social collapse, but during peacetime too. As this powerful book argues, violence against women should be understood as a systemic problem - one for which the state must be held accountable.Trade Review"In this excellent book, the contributors consistently and compellingly question our assumptions about the state and gender violence in ways that will ground forthcoming scholarly conversations." -- Irina Carlota (Lotti) Silber * City College of New York *"This wide-ranging volume documents the complicity of states in gender violence, from state perpetration of strategic sexual violence in some conflict settings – in Greece, Guatemala, Iraq, among others – to the neglect by states worldwide of women’s security and other basic needs in both war and peace. Essential reading for scholars and practitioners alike." -- Elisabeth Jean Wood * Yale University *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Part One: State Violence, Gender, and Resistance 1. Subaltern Bodies: Gender Violence, Sexual Torture, and Political Repression during the Greek Military Dictatorship (1967–1974)Katerina Stefatos 2. Sexual Violence as a Weapon during the Guatemalan GenocideVictoria Sanford, Sofia Duyos-Álvarez, and Kathleen Dill 3. Gender, Incarceration and Power Relations during the Irish Civil War (1922–1923)Laura McAtackney 4. Resistance and Activism against State Violence in Chiapas, MexicoMelanie Hoewer Part Two: The Continuum of Sexual Violence and the Role of the State 5. Medical Record Review and Evidence of Mass Rape during the 2007/2008 Period of Post-Election Violence in KenyaMike Anastario 6. The Force of Writing in Genocide: On Sexual Violence in the al-Anfal Operations and BeyondFazil Moradi 7. Sexualized Bodies, Public Mutilation, and Torture at the Beginning of Indonesia’s New Order Regime (1965–66)Annie Pohlman Part Three: State Responses to Gender Violence 8. Advances and Limits of Policing and Human Security for Women: Nicaragua in Comparative Perspective Shannon Drysdale Walsh 9. The State to the Rescue? The Contested Terrain of Domestic Violence in Post-Communist RussiaMaija Jäppinen and Janet Elise Johnson 10. The Absent State: Teen Mothers and New Patriarchal Forms of Gender Subordination Serena Cosgrove 11. Anti-Trafficking Legislation, Gender Violence, and the StateCecilia M. Salvi Conclusion: Sex at the Security Council: Reflections on the Women, Peace and Security AgendaKimberly Theidon Notes on ContributorsIndex 

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Sport is an essential window for understanding what unites and divides us. It shapes our world. No Slam Dunk is essential: a decoder ring for understanding issues of gender and sexuality with the Rosetta Stone that is the games we play."— Dave Zirin, sports editor, The Nation "No Slam Dunk is an invaluable, highly accessible resource and a fantastic addition to the sport and gender literature. Cooky and Messner provide a volume that is both entertaining and engaging."— Jeffrey Montez de Oca, author of Discipline and Indulgence: College Football, Media, and the American Way of Life "'I don't think it's coincidental that the dunk becomes emblematic of men's basketball—and supposedly what makes men's basketball exciting—right at the moment the women's game is ascendent,' says Michael Messner, a professor of sociology and gender studies at USC and co-author of the upcoming book No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change"— Natalie Weiner, Bleacher Report "No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change by Cheryl Cooky and Michael A. Messner (Rutgers University Press; 314 pages; $99.95 hardcover, $39.95 paperback). Combines empirical and theoretical perspectives in a study of challenges that remain for gender equity in sports."— Chronicle of Higher Education "New Scholarly Books: Weekly Book List, June 8," by Nina C. Ayoub— Chronicle of Higher Education "Recommended." — Choice "A highly readable, engaging, and useful collection of crisply written chapters. Each chapter concludes with a series of thoughtful questions that could be used to stimulate reflection and debate within the classroom or lecture theater. As such, given the accessible writing and insightful commentaries, this text could be usefully employed as a course reader on sport and gender."— Sociology of Sport Journal "This is a must-read book for anyone interested in understanding gender and sport today....No Slam Dunk synthesizes a robust literature and brings multiple qualitative methods, from content analysis to ethnography, interviews, and subjects’ accounts, to bear on timely topics."— Gender & Society "No Slam Dunk is an invaluable, highly accessible resource and a fantastic addition to the sport and gender literature. Cooky and Messner provide a volume that is both entertaining and engaging."— Jeffrey Montez de Oca, author of Discipline and Indulgence: College Football, Media, and the American Way of Life "Sport is an essential window for understanding what unites and divides us. It shapes our world. No Slam Dunk is essential: a decoder ring for understanding issues of gender and sexuality with the Rosetta Stone that is the games we play."— Dave Zirin, sports editor, The Nation "A highly readable, engaging, and useful collection of crisply written chapters. Each chapter concludes with a series of thoughtful questions that could be used to stimulate reflection and debate within the classroom or lecture theater. As such, given the accessible writing and insightful commentaries, this text could be usefully employed as a course reader on sport and gender."— Sociology of Sport Journal "New Scholarly Books: Weekly Book List, June 8," by Nina C. Ayoub— Chronicle of Higher Education "Recommended." — Choice "'I don't think it's coincidental that the dunk becomes emblematic of men's basketball—and supposedly what makes men's basketball exciting—right at the moment the women's game is ascendent,' says Michael Messner, a professor of sociology and gender studies at USC and co-author of the upcoming book No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change"— Natalie Weiner, Bleacher Report "This is a must-read book for anyone interested in understanding gender and sport today....No Slam Dunk synthesizes a robust literature and brings multiple qualitative methods, from content analysis to ethnography, interviews, and subjects’ accounts, to bear on timely topics."— Gender & Society "No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change by Cheryl Cooky and Michael A. Messner (Rutgers University Press; 314 pages; $99.95 hardcover, $39.95 paperback). Combines empirical and theoretical perspectives in a study of challenges that remain for gender equity in sports."— Chronicle of Higher EducationTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 CHERYL COOKY AND MICHAEL A. MESSNER Part I Sport, Gender, and Sexuality 1 Gender Ideologies, Youth Sports, and the Production of Soft Essentialism 15 MICHAEL A. MESSNER 2 Policing the Boundaries of Sex: A Critical Examination of Gender Verification and the Caster Semenya Controversy 37 CHERYL COOKY AND SHARI L. DWORKIN 3 Gender Relations and Sport: Local, National, Transnational 54 MICHAEL A. MESSNER 4 Women, Sports, and Activism 70 CHERYL COOKY Part II Sport as Gendered Practice 5 Barbie Girls versus Sea Monsters: Children Constructing Gender 93 MICHAEL A. MESSNER 6 “Girls Just Aren’t Interested”: The Social Construction of Interest in Girls’ Sport 113 CHERYL COOKY 7 Ready for Anything the World Gives Her?: A Critical Look at Sports-Based Positive Youth Development for Girls 139 LAUREN RAUSCHER AND CHERYL COOKY 8 Separating the Men from the Moms: The Making of Adult Gender Segregation in Youth Sports 160 MICHAEL A. MESSNER AND SUZEL BOZADA-DEAS 9 Gender and Sport Participation in Montenegro 180 CHERYL COOKY, MARKO BEGOVIC, DON SABO, CAROLE A. OGLESBY, AND MARJ SNYDER Part III The Gender of Sports Media 10 “It’s Dude Time!”: A Quarter Century of Excluding Women’s Sports in Televised News and Highlight Shows 209 CHERYL COOKY, MICHAEL A. MESSNER, AND MICHELA MUSTO 11 Reflections on Communication and Sport: On Men and Masculinities 235 MICHAEL A. MESSNER 12 It’s Not about the Game: Don Imus, Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Contemporary Media 247 CHERYL COOKY, FAYE L. WACHS, MICHAEL A. MESSNER, AND SHARI L. DWORKIN 13 “What Makes a Woman a Woman?” versus “Our First Lady of Sport”: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and the South African Media Coverage of Caster Semenya 269 CHERYL COOKY, RANISSA DYCUS, AND SHARI L. DWORKIN About the Authors 295 About the Contributors 297 Index 299

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Book SynopsisDuring the 1980s, U.S. television experienced a reinvigoration of the family sitcom genre. Drawing on Foucauldian and feminist theories, Alice Leppert examines the nature of sitcoms against the backdrop of a time period generally remembered as socially conservative and obsessed with traditional family values.Trade Review"The sharp and insightful analysis of 1980s family sitcoms we need! An engaging assessment of TV comedy in a changing culture of gender, work, and home during a transitional decade." -- Elana Levine * author of Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television *“Insightful, well-argued and carefully researched, TV Family Values gives a rich and multifaceted picture of the social, cultural and political currents at play in 80s sitcoms.” -- Joanne Morreale * author of Advertising and Promotional Culture: Case Histories *"Recommended." * Choice *"Leppert provides an excellent analysis of the significant storylines and “fantasies” that provided a lens with which to view the realities of the Reagan Era." * H-Net *Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1 Selling Ms. Consumer 2 “I Can’t Help Feeling Maternal—I’m a Father!”: Domesticated Dads and Career Women 3 Solving the Day-Care Crisis, One Episode at a Time: Family Sitcoms and Privatized Child Care in the 1980s 4 “You Could Call Me the Maid—But I Wouldn’t”: Lessons in Masculine Domestic Labor 5 Disrupting the Fantasy: Reagan Era Realities and Feminist Pedagogies Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisChallenges the notion that in some cultures, sex and sexuality have become privatized and located in individual subjectivity rather than in public political practices and institutions. Instead, the book contends that desire is a central aspect of political culture.Trade Review"Desired States provides a groundbreaking reading of the continuities of Chilean dictatorial ideology in private and domestic spheres, as well as of the ways in which masculinities shaped the country’s politics through the 20th century. The book redefines the relationship between gender and politics in ways that are not only paradigm-shifting for the study of Chile, but also suggestive and productive for Latin Americanists at large." -- Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado * author of Screening Neoliberalism: Transforming Mexican Cinema 1988-2012 *"Desired States aptly brings to focus Chilean nation-state histories of oligarchy, Catholicism, and populism through a lens of sexuality beyond the realm of individualized subjectivity. Frazier carefully stitches a composite lived archive of the grammar of gender and sexuality while analytically zooming into the affective links with the nation-state as potentially transformative, well beyond the Chilean example.” -- Valentina Napolitano * author of Migrant Hearts and the Atlantic Return: Transnationalism and the Roman Catholic Church *"Desired States ...centrally engages with Latin American insights and concerns ...[with] extensive archival and ethnographic research in Chile and a mastery of the latest theoretical advances in feminist, queer, and cultural studies. Interdisciplinary scholarship is something that we academics talk a lot about but seldom do—and rarely do well. The apparent ease and success with which Frazier manages it is truly remarkable." -- Robert Buffington * co-editor of A Global History of Sexuality: The Modern Era *"Frazier is absolutely right that 'the state is not just a rational policy-generating apparatus.' Desire is complicated, ludic and motile. People support politicians for complicated reasons that often have nothing at all to do with policy, and political leaders self-consciously cultivate affective ties to their constituents in ways that cannot be accounted for merely in terms of charisma. How female political leaders pull this off presents interesting analytical challenges." * Bulletin of Spanish Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Introduction 1 Desiring the Working Class: A Spanish Feminist, a Bishop, an Oligarchic State, and Worker Sexuality, circa 1913 2 Desiring the Patriarchal State through Military Discipline in Cold War Prison Camps, 1947 and 1973 3 Sex and the New Man in Socialist Revolution: Ideologies and Practices, circa 1973 4 Gendered Erotics in the Space of Death: From Military Dictatorship to Civilian Market-State, circa 1999 Epilogue and Conclusion: The Desire to Govern and the Governing of Desire Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan, Amy Brainer provides an in-depth look at queer and transgender family relationships in Taiwan. Brainer is among the first to analyze first-person accounts of heterosexual parents and siblings of LGBT people in a non-Western context. Trade Review"Brilliantly researched and elegantly written, Brainer’s study infuses the campaign for equality with a human flavor. We are treated to first-hand accounts of the pressures from coming out and carrying on the family, parenting and cross-generational conflicts, class normativity, and sibling relations. Anchored by Taiwan’s millennial turn, this timely and moving book unveils how integral natal families are to queer individuals’ personal fulfillment and aspiration for social change." -- Howard Chiang * author of After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China *"Brainer adds new insights about the ways that queer Asians, specifically Taiwanese, negotiate alternative sexualities and genders within a family context and how members of their families help in this negotiation.” -- Chong-suk Han * author of Geisha of a Different Kind: Race and Sexuality in Gayasian American *"A milestone in the understanding of queer kinship, getting family-of-origin experiences into its core, this book takes the reader through a fascinating travel into queer family lives while providing an insightful, decolonising questioning of current meanings of silence and disclosure, choice and responsibility." -- Chiara Bertone * coeditor of Queerying Families of Origin *"Recommended." * Choice *WBEZ "Worldview" 'Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Taiwan' interview with Amy Brainer * WBEZ "Worldview" *"It is easy to understand why this book won the Ruth Benedict Prize for outstanding contributions to anthropology on LGBT topics: Brainer’s documentation of queer relationships in Taiwanese families successfully challenges the models that have long framed queer subjectivity as a process of individualization....Brainer’s analysis of queer possibilities across an interconnected life course raises important questions for scholars of gender and kinship." * Anthropology & Aging *"Brilliantly researched and elegantly written, Brainer’s study infuses the campaign for equality with a human flavor. We are treated to first-hand accounts of the pressures from coming out and carrying on the family, parenting and cross-generational conflicts, class normativity, and sibling relations. Anchored by Taiwan’s millennial turn, this timely and moving book unveils how integral natal families are to queer individuals’ personal fulfillment and aspiration for social change." -- Howard Chiang * author of After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China *"Brainer adds new insights about the ways that queer Asians, specifically Taiwanese, negotiate alternative sexualities and genders within a family context and how members of their families help in this negotiation.” -- Chong-suk Han * author of Geisha of a Different Kind: Race and Sexuality in Gayasian American *"A milestone in the understanding of queer kinship, getting family-of-origin experiences into its core, this book takes the reader through a fascinating travel into queer family lives while providing an insightful, decolonising questioning of current meanings of silence and disclosure, choice and responsibility." -- Chiara Bertone * coeditor of Queerying Families of Origin *"Recommended." * Choice *WBEZ "Worldview" 'Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Taiwan' interview with Amy Brainer * WBEZ "Worldview" *"It is easy to understand why this book won the Ruth Benedict Prize for outstanding contributions to anthropology on LGBT topics: Brainer’s documentation of queer relationships in Taiwanese families successfully challenges the models that have long framed queer subjectivity as a process of individualization....Brainer’s analysis of queer possibilities across an interconnected life course raises important questions for scholars of gender and kinship." * Anthropology & Aging *Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Bringing Families of Origin into Focus Meanings of Silence and Disclosure (Queerly) Carrying on the Family Gender and Power Across Generations Strategic Normativity: Sex, Politics, and Parents Siblings and Family Work Appendix A: Naming and Language Appendix B: List of Interviewees

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Book SynopsisIn Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan, Amy Brainer provides an in-depth look at queer and transgender family relationships in Taiwan. Brainer is among the first to analyze first-person accounts of heterosexual parents and siblings of LGBT people in a non-Western context. Trade Review"Brilliantly researched and elegantly written, Brainer’s study infuses the campaign for equality with a human flavor. We are treated to first-hand accounts of the pressures from coming out and carrying on the family, parenting and cross-generational conflicts, class normativity, and sibling relations. Anchored by Taiwan’s millennial turn, this timely and moving book unveils how integral natal families are to queer individuals’ personal fulfillment and aspiration for social change." -- Howard Chiang * author of After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China *"Brainer adds new insights about the ways that queer Asians, specifically Taiwanese, negotiate alternative sexualities and genders within a family context and how members of their families help in this negotiation.” -- Chong-suk Han * author of Geisha of a Different Kind: Race and Sexuality in Gayasian American *"A milestone in the understanding of queer kinship, getting family-of-origin experiences into its core, this book takes the reader through a fascinating travel into queer family lives while providing an insightful, decolonising questioning of current meanings of silence and disclosure, choice and responsibility." -- Chiara Bertone * coeditor of Queerying Families of Origin *"Recommended." * Choice *WBEZ "Worldview" 'Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Taiwan' interview with Amy Brainer * WBEZ "Worldview" *"It is easy to understand why this book won the Ruth Benedict Prize for outstanding contributions to anthropology on LGBT topics: Brainer’s documentation of queer relationships in Taiwanese families successfully challenges the models that have long framed queer subjectivity as a process of individualization....Brainer’s analysis of queer possibilities across an interconnected life course raises important questions for scholars of gender and kinship." * Anthropology & Aging *"Brilliantly researched and elegantly written, Brainer’s study infuses the campaign for equality with a human flavor. We are treated to first-hand accounts of the pressures from coming out and carrying on the family, parenting and cross-generational conflicts, class normativity, and sibling relations. Anchored by Taiwan’s millennial turn, this timely and moving book unveils how integral natal families are to queer individuals’ personal fulfillment and aspiration for social change." -- Howard Chiang * author of After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China *"Brainer adds new insights about the ways that queer Asians, specifically Taiwanese, negotiate alternative sexualities and genders within a family context and how members of their families help in this negotiation.” -- Chong-suk Han * author of Geisha of a Different Kind: Race and Sexuality in Gayasian American *"A milestone in the understanding of queer kinship, getting family-of-origin experiences into its core, this book takes the reader through a fascinating travel into queer family lives while providing an insightful, decolonising questioning of current meanings of silence and disclosure, choice and responsibility." -- Chiara Bertone * coeditor of Queerying Families of Origin *"Recommended." * Choice *WBEZ "Worldview" 'Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Taiwan' interview with Amy Brainer * WBEZ "Worldview" *"It is easy to understand why this book won the Ruth Benedict Prize for outstanding contributions to anthropology on LGBT topics: Brainer’s documentation of queer relationships in Taiwanese families successfully challenges the models that have long framed queer subjectivity as a process of individualization....Brainer’s analysis of queer possibilities across an interconnected life course raises important questions for scholars of gender and kinship." * Anthropology & Aging *Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Bringing Families of Origin into Focus Meanings of Silence and Disclosure (Queerly) Carrying on the Family Gender and Power Across Generations Strategic Normativity: Sex, Politics, and Parents Siblings and Family Work Appendix A: Naming and Language Appendix B: List of Interviewees

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Book SynopsisBrings together some of the most highly regarded historians and literary critics of the American South to consider race, gender and texts through three centuries and from different vantage points.

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Book SynopsisFaced with the failure of the romantic muse and the other two-sex tropes for the imagination, writers such as James Joyce, William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf became attracted to a culturally specific notion of an androgynous imagination. This text explores the process by which this happened.

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Book SynopsisPresents an ethnographic study of China/US adoption, the largest contemporary intercountry adoption program. This book also follows the path of the adoption process: the institutions in both China and the US that prepare children and parents for each other; the practices that legitimate them coming together as transnational families; and more.Trade ReviewThis is a fascinating project, a book that (at last!) gives the phenomenon of transnational China/U.S. adoption the sustained, serious attention that it deserves. -- Laura Briggs,author of Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto RicoThe book is useful, too, to sociologists and antropologists who seek to understand how American kinship norms and narratives are changing with America’s shifting demographic landscape. * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Adoption Moves1. Why China? Identifying Histories 2. Matches Made on Earth: Making Parents and Children for Each Other 3. Picturing Kinship 4. Client, Ambassador, and Gift: Managing Adoption Exchange 5. Shamian Island: Borders of Belonging 6. Storied Origins: Abandonment, Adoption, and Motherhood 7. American Ghosts: Cultural Identities, Racial Constructions Conclusion: Akin to Di?erence Notes Bibliography Index About the Author v

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Book SynopsisConsiders the conditions of early America which shaped and were shaped by ideals of masculinityTrade ReviewNew Men: Manliness in Early America, a collection of essays edited by Thomas A. Foster, examines various conceptions of masculinity from the founding of Jamestown in the early seventeenth century through the American Revolution. Indeed, Foster stresses the impossibility of identifying a single gendered American masculinity given its contingent relationship to status, race, sexuality, and regional identity. Accordingly, the dozens of essays in New Menrange in time and place in order to 'address the variety of standards and ideals of manliness in early America and highlight the breadth of differences among them' (1). -- Carl Robert Keyes * Early American Literature *New Men brings to life the many ways by which gender shaped early American relationships, interracial encounters, and political authority. -- Mark. E. Kann * The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society *In this collection of essays, the editor seeks to answer to what extent manliness in early America shaped the nation's character and institutions and what roles race, ethnicity, and class played in forming masculinity. -- Steve Goddard's History Wire * historywire.com *In lucid prose, the contributors map the contours of early American manhood from first encounters through the Revolution, and from the marriage bed to the battlefield. The results demonstrate the continuing vitality of gender as a category of analysis as well as the fascinating, sometimes terrifying dynamism of the colonial Atlantic world. -- Jane Kamensky,Harry S. Truman Professor of American Civilization, Brandeis UniversityThe essays published here provide fresh perspectives on time-honored topics from the settlement of Jamestown to revolutionary political rhetoric along with provocative insights from new topics such as dreams, desire, and dangerous men in the early modern world. Some essays will provoke wonderful classroom discussions, while others offer important points of departure for future scholarship. All of them are worth reading. -- Anne Lombard,author of Making Manhood: Growing Up Male in Early New EnglandThis impressive collection of essays is one of the best books in print on the history of manliness. It covers a broad range of times, places and topics, and it does so at a consistently high level of interest and insight. As a result, New Men will make a great choice for courses on masculinity or early America. -- E. Anthony Rotundo,author of American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the Modern EraWith New Men, Foster ushers in a new era in masculinity studies. Both historically precise and analytically astute, these essays provide multiple meditations on masculinity before the birth of the nation. -- Michael Kimmel,author of Manhood in AmericaThese essays show the diverse approaches to masculinity studies...a welcome addition to early American social, cultural, and gender scholarship. * The Journal of American History *Table of ContentsPreface Mary Beth Norton Acknowledgments Introduction: New Men Thomas A. FosterPart I. Settlement 1 Gentlemen and Soldiers John Gilbert McCurdy 2 Indian and English Dreams Ann Marie PlanePart II. Warfare 3 "We are men" Tyler Boulware 4 Real Men Susan AbramPart III. Atlantic 5 "Blood and Lust" 6 "Banes of Society" and "Gentlemen of Strong Natural Parts" Natalie A. Zacek 7 "Impatient of Subordination" and "Liable to Sudden Transports of Anger" Trevor BurnardPart IV. Enactment 8 "Effective Men" and Early Voluntary Associations in Philadelphia, 1725-1775 Jessica Choppin Roney 9 "Strength of the Lion ... Arms Like Polished Iron" Kathleen M. BrownPart V. Revolution 10 Of Eloquence "Manly" and "Monstrous" Benjamin H. Irvin 11 John Adams and the Choice of Hercules Thomas A. Foster 12 "Play the Man ... for Your Bleeding Country" Revolutionary War Janet Moore Lindman Afterword: Contending Masculinities in Early America Toby L. Ditz About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisIn 1973, three women and two men were held hostage in a bank in Stockholm by two ex-convicts. This book describes how the hostages and their captors formed a bond (now known as the "Stockholm Syndrome"); and how survival mechanisms for the women could be seen to mirror those employed in daily life.Trade ReviewLoving to Survive may be the most controversial—and most important—book written during the past two decades. In asserting their theory, the authors ask readers to re-consider virtually all that has been deemed `true' about relationships between men and women. Such a dramatic paradigm shift will challenge most readers. Whether the reader likes or dislikes this book, one thing seems certain: it will generate dialogue that will surely engage people both intellectually and emotionally. -- Donna M. Stringer,feminist author and teacher and President, Executive Diversity Services Inc.Dee Graham clearly illuminates the connections between Stockholm Syndrome, the production of feminine behaviors, and the entire concept of heterosexuality. Her conclusions are frightening, breathtaking, and extremely provocative. This book is compelling reading for any feminist intellectual or activist, any female victim of violence who is searching for meaning in her own behavior, and all workers in the area of violence against women. -- Marjorie Whittaker Leidig,former Clinical Director, Battered Women's Research Center, Denver, COIt is a great puzzle why so many women say they are not feminist, why so many maintain loyalty to men of their own class and race rather than women of other classes and races not to mention women of their own class and race, why so many women don't feel oppressed. Dee Graham's impressive scholarship brings us back to a basic element of women's material condition: we live in a society in which men are violent and consider the use of violence an appropriate means of dealing with difference. Sure to become a classic, Loving to Survive is a fascinating compendium of studies with a long over- due analysis explaining the persistence of femininity, heterosexuality, and women's love of men. -- Sarah Lucia Hoagland,author of Lesbian Ethics: Toward New ValueThe most important book on the psychology of women in this century. Reading this book is both a personal and intellectual journey. Loving to Survive is an illumination both of abused women and every woman's experience. -- June Peters,author of The Phoenix ProgramSure to spark controversy. * Feminist Bookstore News *

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Book SynopsisIn 1973, three women and two men were held hostage in a bank in Stockholm by two ex-convicts. This book describes how the hostages and their captors formed a bond (now known as the "Stockholm Syndrome"); and how survival mechanisms for the women could be seen to mirror those employed in daily life.Trade ReviewLoving to Survive may be the most controversial—and most important—book written during the past two decades. In asserting their theory, the authors ask readers to re-consider virtually all that has been deemed `true' about relationships between men and women. Such a dramatic paradigm shift will challenge most readers. Whether the reader likes or dislikes this book, one thing seems certain: it will generate dialogue that will surely engage people both intellectually and emotionally. -- Donna M. Stringer,feminist author and teacher and President, Executive Diversity Services Inc.Dee Graham clearly illuminates the connections between Stockholm Syndrome, the production of feminine behaviors, and the entire concept of heterosexuality. Her conclusions are frightening, breathtaking, and extremely provocative. This book is compelling reading for any feminist intellectual or activist, any female victim of violence who is searching for meaning in her own behavior, and all workers in the area of violence against women. -- Marjorie Whittaker Leidig,former Clinical Director, Battered Women's Research Center, Denver, COIt is a great puzzle why so many women say they are not feminist, why so many maintain loyalty to men of their own class and race rather than women of other classes and races not to mention women of their own class and race, why so many women don't feel oppressed. Dee Graham's impressive scholarship brings us back to a basic element of women's material condition: we live in a society in which men are violent and consider the use of violence an appropriate means of dealing with difference. Sure to become a classic, Loving to Survive is a fascinating compendium of studies with a long over- due analysis explaining the persistence of femininity, heterosexuality, and women's love of men. -- Sarah Lucia Hoagland,author of Lesbian Ethics: Toward New ValueThe most important book on the psychology of women in this century. Reading this book is both a personal and intellectual journey. Loving to Survive is an illumination both of abused women and every woman's experience. -- June Peters,author of The Phoenix ProgramSure to spark controversy. * Feminist Bookstore News *

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Book SynopsisProvides a nuanced history of the American wedding and its celebrants.Trade Review"In this well-researched and often entertaining examination of the symbolic meaning of the wedding ceremony in the post-WWII US, historian Dunak (Muskingum Univ.) argues that the evolution of marriage ceremony mirrors national cultural changes over the past several decades." -- K.B. Nutter * Choice *"It's easy to poke fun at the frou-frou, the Bridezillas, and the chocolate fountains. Karen Dunak prefers a more sophisticated undertaking, reading the desire for a lavish wedding as a personal and political statement of the American Dream. She traces the rise of coupledom and the decline in maternal authority and approval of neighbors and relatives to postwar affluence. . . . Dunak's innovative research ranges from plumbing the personal recollections of the happy couples to the emergence of the public belief that even when a president's daughter married, it was all about them." -- Elizabeth Pleck,Professor Emerita, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign"Persuasively argues that widespread acceptance of the idea that each white wedding canand perhaps shouldhave at least one element of unique self-expression has insured the continuing popularity of formal weddings. Without the option of some measure of variation, the 'cookie-cutter' white wedding would have become a stale and outmoded ritual. Instead, it remains a popular rite whose familiar general contours make it a comfortable and welcoming ceremony for Americans of diverse backgrounds but whose individualized details allow it to express the unique characteristics, interests, and perhaps politics of the couple at its center." -- Katherine Jellison,Ohio University"Dunaks diverse, interconnected narratives show how the American wedding offers a universal promise of love and happiness while also providing participants with an opportunity to publically perform their values and aspirations. [] Dunaks book is historically illuminating and highly readable. Through the authors account, we see how the weddings malleability has allowed it to endure as a meaningful rite of passage and beloved site of expression and individuality, one that is deeply tied to an ever-changing American culture." * Journal of American Culture *Table of ContentsCONTENTSAcknowledgments viiIntroduction 11. "Linking the Past with the Future" 13Origins of the Postwar White Wedding2. "The Same Thing That Happens to All Brides" 44Luci Johnson, the American Public, and the White Wedding3. "Getting Married Should Be Fun" 75Hippie Weddings and Alternative Celebrations4. "Lots of Young People Today Are Doing This" 102The White Wedding Revived5. "It Matters Not Who We Love, Only That We Love" 134Same-Sex WeddingsConclusion 169Notes 183Bibliography 223Index 239About the Author 244

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Book SynopsisExplores American culture's attitudes toward shame and sexualityTrade Review"Arlene Stein has established herself as one of the premier sociologists of sexuality writing today. Skillfully combining historical, sociological, and cultural approaches, this book offers powerful accounts of sexuality in America." -- Steven Seidman,author of Beyond the Closet: The Transformation of Gay and Lesbian Life"In welcome contrast to many works in cultural studies, which sometimes collapse under the weight of their theoretical posturing, Shameless is simultaneously rooted in perceptive fieldwork, driven by big ideas, and remarkably free of jargon. The combination of big ideas, methodological sophistication, and history means that undergraduate readers will likely benefit from careful discussion. Nonetheless, the accessibility of Stein’s prose and her timely topic will engage a very wide variety of readers." -- Lisa D. Brush,University of Pittsburgh"A sophisticated and subtle collection of essays. . . . Steins innovative volume stands out. . . . Stein’s book is notable for combining a commitment to qualitative social science methods with an appropriate grasp of its limitations. She is unusually clear-eyed about the shifting politics of knowledge . . . and reminds us that both sides in the culture wars depend on those we entrust to produce knowledge" * Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide *"A sophisticated and subtle collection of essays. . . . Steins innovative volume stands out. . . . Stein’s book is notable for combining a commitment to qualitative social science methods with an appropriate grasp of its limitations. She is unusually clear-eyed about the shifting politics of knowledge . . . and reminds us that both sides in the culture wars depend on those we entrust to produce knowledge" * Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide *"Stein elegantly ties together this contentious and complicated history by examining it through the analytical lens of shame. . . . This is an important contribution, since much literature on sexuality from a social constructionist standpoint has sidestepped an analysis of emotions." * SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Part I Up from Shame 1 Shapes of Desire2 The Year of the Lustful Lesbian 3 Rock against Romance4 Crossover Dreams: Lesbianism and Popular Music 5 Sisters and Queers: The Decentering of Lesbian Feminism Part II Shamed Again 6 Revenge of the Shamed: The Christian Right's Emotional Culture War 7 Whose Memories? Whose Victimhood? 8 Make Room for Daddy: Anxious Masculinity and Emergent Homophobias Epilogue Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisExamines the nature of campus life today and the possibility of creating a rape-free campus cultureTrade Review"A classic. Fraternity Gang Rape is a fascinating analysis of how all-male groups such as fraternities or athletic teams may create a rape culture where behavior occurs that few individuals acting alone would perpetrate. The new introduction and afterword shed light on how this pernicious problem continues today, insightfully illuminating the complicity of society in the failure of accountability for acquaintance rape." -- Mary P. Koss,co-editor of No Safe Haven"Powerfully moving and analytically provocative. . . . If the college or university at which AJS readers teach has a fraternity or sorority system, this book will be useful in understanding the way those organizations not only construct the gender relations between women and men on campus but also provide a map of male domination that members can take with them for the rest of their lives." -- Michael S. Kimmel * American Journal of Sociology *"A powerful and important book." * Contemporary Psychology *"Sanday draws a chilling picture of fraternity society, its debasement of women and the way it creates a looking-glass world in which gang rape can be considered normal behavior and the pressure of group-think it powerful." * The Philadelphia Inquirer *"Full of insights . . . an important contribution . . . written in accessible prose and ideal for course use." * Women's Review of Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Second Edition Foreword by Judge Lois G. Forer Introduction to the First Edition Acknowledgments I The XYZ Express1 Campus Party Culture 2 The XYZ Express 3 Rape or "She Asked for It"? 4 Other Victims, Other Campuses II Phallocentrism, Male Power, and Silencing the Feminine5 "Working a Yes Out": Fraternity Sexual Discourse 6 The Initiation Ritual: AModel for Life 7 The Law of the Brothers8 Constructing a Sexist Subjectivity Afterword: 2006-Has Anything Changed? BibliographyIndex About the Author

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Book SynopsisDwight A. McBride examines the quiet way discriminatory hiring practices and racist ad campaigns seep into and reflect malevolent undertones in American culture. McBride maintains that issues of race and sexuality are often subtle and always messy, and his compelling new book does not offer simple answers.Trade ReviewMcBrides heady collection is an accessible think piece, starting with its agreeable title and its pointed essay of the same name. * Time Out New York *Possibly the best title of the season. * Books to Watch out For *A fair warning from an intelligent, well-informed writer. * Alter Magazine *A thrilling, imaginative, and brilliant reading of contemporary cultural politics from one of the freshest voices in the field today. Dwight McBrides graceful prose, sharp wit, and sound judgments leap from every page. His essays sparkle with abundant intelligenceand a striking personal investmentas they lead the reader through a complex array of ideas, practices, and situations without losing sight of the ultimate intellectual and political liberation at which they aim. Bravo! -- Michael Eric Dyson,author of The Michael Eric Dyson ReaderMcBride has emerged as one of the most eloquent public voices in both queer studies and black studies. In this wide-ranging bookwritten with intelligence, passion, and humorhe brings the insights of each field to the blind spots of the other. We all have something to learn from him. -- Michael Warner,Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments PrefaceIntroduction: The New Black Studies, or beyond the Old "Race Man" Part I Queer Black Thought1 Straight Black Studies 2 Why I Hate Abercrombie & Fitch 3 It's a White Man's World: Race in the Gay Marketplace of Desire Part II Race and Sexuality on Occasion4 On Race, Gender, and Power: The Case of Anita Hill 5 Feel the Rage: A Personal Remembrance of the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising ix6 Ellen's Coming Out: Media and Public Hype 7 Af?rmative Action and White Rage Part III Straight Black Talk8 Speaking the Unspeakable: On Toni Morrison, African American Intellectuals, and the Uses of Essentialist Rhetoric 9 Cornel West and the Rhetoric of Race-Transcending 10 Can the Queen Speak? Sexuality, Racial Essentialism, and the Problem of Authority Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book Synopsis2010 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the American Sociological Association; Race, Gender, and Class Section2008 Finalist, The Society for the Study of Social Problems C. Wright Mills AwardDraws a vivid picture of the race and gender inequalities that harm young African American women in poor urban communities Much has been written about the challenges that face urban African American young men, but less is said about the harsh realities for African American young women in disadvantaged communities. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and even gang rape are not uncommon experiences. In Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire social problem and explores how inextricably, and tragically, linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban neighborhoods.Drawing from richly textured interviews with adolescent girls and boys, Miller brings a keenTrade ReviewThe result of Millers information lode is a sometimes uplifting book. It is possible for government and private-sector programs to alleviate the violence against females, Miller believes—but not if those in charge lack the will and refuse to allocate the resources. * St. Louis Post Dispatch *It offers an in-depth examination of how class, race, gender, and educational inequalities place young African American girls in positions of powerlessness as they navigate an urban terrain that glorifies patriarchy and machismo. Getting Played is an eye-opening, emotional roller coaster that will capture your attention and heart from the first page. * The Journal of African American History *Millers analysis is spot-on and sensitive, illuminating the oft overseen effects and workings of privilege. * Feminist Review *Millers analysis is spot-on and sensitive, illuminating the oft overseen effects and workings of privilege . . . she does a great job at showing how large societal forces have very real, individual, and private consequences. * Feminist Review *Getting Played shows powerfully how gender, class, and race inequality expose girls in disadvantaged urban communities to violent and sexual victimization, both in neighborhoods and in schools. Miller expertly analyzes how extreme social and economic disadvantage combine with pervasive normative codes to create a context in which girls face high risks of victimization at the hands of boys and men. Getting Played is masterful. -- Karen Heimer,co-editor of Gender and Crime: Patterns in Victimization and OffendingBy giving us a better understanding of how the neighborhoods and the peer culture of poor African American youth increase the risk of gendered victimization, Getting Played challenges both academics and policymakers to face the role of structured discrimination in the perpetuation of violence toward women. -- Candace Kruttschnitt,co-author of Marking Time in the Golden State: Women's Imprisonment in CaliforniaIn Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire social problem and explains how inextricably and tragically, linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban neighborhoods. * Harlem Book Fair *In Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire social problem and explores how inextricably, and tragically, linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban neighborhoods. -- QBR * The Black Book Review *Miller gives us a detailed examination of the violence experienced by Black inner city girls whose victimization is based on multiple dimensions of their lives: because they are Black, because they live in extremely disadvantaged neighborhoods, and because they are women. Millers careful, rich, detailed field work documents and analyzes the complex realities of these young womens lives that set the context for the struggles they routinely contend with. The voices of these young people have been ignored for too long. Getting Played has given them an opportunity to be heard that is long overdue. -- Robert Crutchfield,University of WashingtonMiller grabs readers attention with the stark reality of the widespread occurrence of violent victimization among the girls she studies. -- From the Foreword by Ruth D. Peterson,Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State UniversityThis is a significant and timely book. Miller has taken on a vitally important, but understudied, topicviolence against young Black girls in economically depressed urban settings. -- Dana M. Britton,author of At Work in the Iron Cage: The Prison as Gendered OrganizationTable of ContentsForeword by Ruth D. PetersonPreface Acknowledgments 1 Perspectives on Gender and Urban Violence 2 Gender 'n the 'Hood: Neighborhood Violence against Women and Girls 3 Playin' Too Much: Sexual Harassment in School4 Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself: Sexual Coercion and Violence 5 The Playa' and the Cool Pose: Gender and Relationship Violence 6 Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix: Study Participants Notes References IndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisPresents a study of the experiences of Mexican men who have same sex with men and who have migrated to the United States. The author situates his analysis within the history of Mexican immigration and offers a broad understanding of diverse migratory experiences ranging from recent gay asylum seekers to an assessment of gay tourism in Mexico.Trade ReviewIn this path-breaking book, which is startling for what it reveals and what it innovates, Cantú shows how sex and the state are intimately related in one of the greatest dramas of our time, international migration. The Sexuality of Migration is a work of inspiration, integrity, and scholarly creativity. -- Perrette Hondagneu-Sotelo,author of God’s Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists Are Working for Immigrant RightsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Lionel Cantu, Jr. Editors' PrefaceNancy A. Naples and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz Editors' Introduction Nancy A. Naples and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz 1 Sexuality, Migration, and Identity 2 Border Patrol: Sexuality, Citizenship, and U.S. Immigration Policy 3 Border Crossers: Seeking Asylum and Maneuvering Identities 4 De Los Otros: Mexican Sexual Borderlands 5 De Ambiente: Queer Tourism and Shifting Sexualities 6 A Place Called Home: Mexican Immigrant Men's Family Experiences 7 Entre Hombres/Between Men: Latino Masculinities and Homosexualities 8 Toward a Queer Political Economy of Sexuality: Places, Spaces, and Shifting Identities Editors' Conclusion Nancy A. Naples and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz Afterword by Dissertation Liberation Army Notes References IndexAbout the Editors

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Book SynopsisConsiders the difference women's and gender history has made to and within national fields of studyTrade Review"This outstanding collection contributes to the usable past" and should help readers understand the present and shape the future. Summing Up: Highly recommended." * Choice *"Making Womens Histories is an innovative collection that brings together state-of-the-art essays on developments in national, continental, transnational, and thematic areas. In its attention to the politics of womens historypersonal and structural connections to womens movements, the impact of nationalism and imperialism, the impact of globalizationthe volume reminds us how important the history we write and teach is for making the world a better place." -- Leila J. Rupp,University of California, Santa Barbara"[T]his collection is well worth reading by serious scholars of women's and gender history." -- Simone M. Caron * American Historical Review *"A smart, insightful, and thought-provoking book. The juxtaposition of nationally/regionally based historiographical essays by leading scholars offers striking new insights into the origins and diverse trajectories of womens and gender history, and into the ways in which feminist scholarship is informing comparative, transnational, and international histories. A must-read for anyone interested in world-historical scholarship." -- Birgitte Soland,The Ohio State University"Making Womens Historiesis an invaluable guide for undergraduate and graduate students with varying levels of experience in history, gender and feminist studies, and historiography." * Feminist Collections *"Fusing the personal, political, and professional, Making Women's Histories situates women's, gender, and sexuality history as an unfinished global project of activist scholarship." * Register of the Kentucky Historical Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Writing Women's History across Time and SpacePamela S. Nadell and Kate HaulmanImagining New Histories 1. Women's Past and the Currents of U.S. History Kathy Peiss 2. New Directions in Russian and Soviet Women's History Barbara Alpern Engel 3. Putting the Political in EconomyClaire Robertson 4. Sexual Crises, Women's History, and the History of Sexuality in Europe Anna ClarkEngendering National and Nationalist Projects 5. Gender and the Politics of Exceptionalism in the Writing of British Women's History Arianne Chernock 6. Amateur Historians, the "Woman Question," and the Production of Modern History in Turn-of-the-Twentieth-Century Egypt Lisa Pollard 7. Women's and Gender History in Modern India: Researching the Past, Reflecting on the Present Mytheli SreenivasExploring Transnational Approaches 8. World History Meets History of Masculinity in Latin American StudiesUlrike Strasser and Heidi Tinsman 9. Connecting Histories of Gender, Health, and U.S.-China Relations Cristina Zaccarini 10. A Happier Marriage? Feminist History Takes the Transnational TurnJocelyn Olcott About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisConsiders the difference women's and gender history has made to and within national fields of studyTrade Review"This outstanding collection contributes to the usable past" and should help readers understand the present and shape the future. Summing Up: Highly recommended." * Choice *"Making Womens Histories is an innovative collection that brings together state-of-the-art essays on developments in national, continental, transnational, and thematic areas. In its attention to the politics of womens historypersonal and structural connections to womens movements, the impact of nationalism and imperialism, the impact of globalizationthe volume reminds us how important the history we write and teach is for making the world a better place." -- Leila J. Rupp,University of California, Santa Barbara"[T]his collection is well worth reading by serious scholars of women's and gender history." -- Simone M. Caron * American Historical Review *"A smart, insightful, and thought-provoking book. The juxtaposition of nationally/regionally based historiographical essays by leading scholars offers striking new insights into the origins and diverse trajectories of womens and gender history, and into the ways in which feminist scholarship is informing comparative, transnational, and international histories. A must-read for anyone interested in world-historical scholarship." -- Birgitte Soland,The Ohio State University"Making Womens Historiesis an invaluable guide for undergraduate and graduate students with varying levels of experience in history, gender and feminist studies, and historiography." * Feminist Collections *"Fusing the personal, political, and professional, Making Women's Histories situates women's, gender, and sexuality history as an unfinished global project of activist scholarship." * Register of the Kentucky Historical Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Writing Women's History across Time and SpacePamela S. Nadell and Kate HaulmanImagining New Histories 1. Women's Past and the Currents of U.S. History Kathy Peiss 2. New Directions in Russian and Soviet Women's History Barbara Alpern Engel 3. Putting the Political in EconomyClaire Robertson 4. Sexual Crises, Women's History, and the History of Sexuality in Europe Anna ClarkEngendering National and Nationalist Projects 5. Gender and the Politics of Exceptionalism in the Writing of British Women's History Arianne Chernock 6. Amateur Historians, the "Woman Question," and the Production of Modern History in Turn-of-the-Twentieth-Century Egypt Lisa Pollard 7. Women's and Gender History in Modern India: Researching the Past, Reflecting on the Present Mytheli SreenivasExploring Transnational Approaches 8. World History Meets History of Masculinity in Latin American StudiesUlrike Strasser and Heidi Tinsman 9. Connecting Histories of Gender, Health, and U.S.-China Relations Cristina Zaccarini 10. A Happier Marriage? Feminist History Takes the Transnational TurnJocelyn Olcott About the Contributors Index

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Book Synopsis2007 Lambda Literary Award Finalist, LGBT StudiesRichard Wright. Ralph Ellison. James Baldwin. Literary and cultural critic Robert Reid-Pharr asserts that these and other post-World War II intellectuals announced the very themes of race, gender, and sexuality with which so many contemporary critics are now engaged. While at its most elemental Once You Go Black is an homage to these thinkers, it is at the same time a reconsideration of black Americans as agents, and not simply products, of history. Reid-Pharr contends that our current notions of black American identity are not inevitable, nor have they simply been forced onto the black community. Instead, he argues, black American intellectuals have actively chosen the identity schemes that seem to us so natural today.Turning first to the late and relatively obscure novels of Wright, Ellison, and Baldwin, Reid-Pharr suggests that each of these authors rejects the idea of the black as innocent. Instead they iTrade ReviewIn bold and beautifully crafted close readings, Reid-Pharr challenges many of the structuring absences that have shaped the fields of African-American literary studies, queer studies, and American Studies. His provocative arguments about sexuality, race, and masculinity are unsettling, in the best sense of that word. -- Siobhan B. Somerville,University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignProvocatively and often brilliantly, this book disturbs some of our most fundamental thinking about the role of choice, literary influence, collective identity, and the racial erotic in African American letters. Reid-Pharr engages these questionssometimes with the subtler edge of his wit and other times with the sharpness of cutting-edge theorybut always with an eye to re-orienting us as readers toward what it means to inhabit, or refuse, the skin of identity. -- Marlon Ross,author of Manning the RaceA deeply local and deeply ethical book and Reid-Pharr is willing to risk the misunderstanding in order to insist on the importance of black political agency. There is a refreshing honesty in the way Reid-Pharr directs his comments toward readers. * GC Advocate *Once You Go Black sustains head-on, constant, and enormously crucial, intellectual challenges to readers. These challenges do not simply require us to rethink a wealth of commonly accepted assumptions but demand that we re-conceptualize how we think about some basic constructs of American intellectual history. * Lambda Book Report *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Existential Negro Going Black1 The Funny Father's Luck 2 Ralph Ellison's Blues 3 Alas Poor Jimmy Coming Back?4 Saint Huey 5 Queer Sweetback Conclusion: Deviant Desiring Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisContaining lively portraits of flight attendants, both current and retired, this book shows the intimate, illuminating, funny, and sometimes dangerous behind-the-scenes stories of daily life for the flight attendant.Trade ReviewA balanced inquiry into the lives of these long-overlooked professionals. . . . Sharing a wealth of interesting, entertaining, and dramatic anecdotes...Rich enough to satisfy the most curious reader. * Booklist *While also providing some history, Whitelegg mostly takes a contemporary look at the lives of flight attendants, drawn from interviews with over 60 current and former flight attendants and other airline workers. . . . Whiteleggs observations and use of candid, day-in-the-life snapshots are interesting. * Library Journal *Debunks popular myths that portray the profession as glamorous, exotic, and sexually freeing by taking readers through a typical journey; with interviews and profiles of flight attendants. * Foreword *But mythological & stewsyoung women living a life of sex, drugs and never-ending voyageis a far cry from the well documented realities presented in Whiteleggs new book. . . . Using a series of interviews and focus groups with flight attendants of all ages, Whitelegg charts the arc of a profession barely seven decades old. * Dallas Morning News *In Working the Skies, Whitelegg takes the interviews and study of a multitude of flight attendants and creates a readable, enjoyable tale of the perils and possibilities flight attendants face. * Feminist Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: "We're Here to Save Your Ass, Not Kiss It." 1 Brie?ng: From Stewardess to Flight Attendant 2 Departure 3 Safety Checks 4 In-Flight Entertainment? 5 Cruising Altitude 6 The Layover 7 The Return 8 Debrie?ng NotesSelected Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisExamining semen historically, medically, and culturally, Sperm Counts is a penetrating exploration of its meaning and powerTrade ReviewSperm Counts is a serious book, and the first on its subject. But it also includes anecdotes from Moores life, lending it a more conversational tone than most academic works. The book's margins are even squiggled with sketches of sperm flip the pages and they swim around. (This is a subject matter, after all, that requires a certain degree of levity.) Moore happily lists spermatic nicknames (baby gravy, gentlemen's relish, pimp juice) before skewering, in a later chapter, the burgeoning home sperm-test industry (sample ad slogan: I don't know how that semen got in my underwear!). * Salon.com *At her best, Moore has a frank, breezy manner that may be partly due to her practical experience outside academe. . . . Sperm Counts is a lively, funny read. -- Camille Paglia * The Chronicle Review *Cartoon line-drawings of sperm wriggle over each page of text in this dissection of the ways societal views of sperm shape culture. A feminist account backed by sociological and scientific research, Moores academic tome is accessible to the masses. * Bust *Sperm Counts is careful to include the history of semen research, as well as examining its role today. . . . [Moore] approach[es] the topic of semen with precision and diligence. * Bitch *So fascinating and fresh. . . . Should be required reading for scholars in sexuality/queer studies, womens and gender studies, social studies of science and cultural studies. . . . Essential. * Choice *While nearly every point she makes about the hidden significance of sperm is a home run, ultimately, this is an academic sociological study written in an appropriately starchy style. . . . [that] results in a fascinating read packed with conclusions. * City Paper *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: Sperm Autobiography1 In the Beginning, There Was Sperm 2 Lashing Their Tails: Science Discovers Sperm 3 My Sperm in Shining Armor: Children's Books 4 Overcome: The Money Shot in Pornography and Prostitution 5 The Family Jewels: Sperm Banks and the Crisis of Fatherhood 6 The Little Bit Left Behind: Semen as Evidence 7 The Future of Sperm Methods Appendix: Becoming a Sperm Researcher Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe first book to understand the new sexual culture on its own terms, with vivid real-life stories of young men and women as they navigate the newest sexual revolutionTrade Review"Hooking Up is a welcome, empirical addition that informs all readers of the collegiate state of affairssexual and otherwise. It will be of particular interest to scholars in the fields of gender, sexuality, family, relationships, and higher education." -- Rachel Kalish * Gender & Society *"A page turner! This book should be required reading for college students and their parents! Bogle doesn't condemn hooking up, but she does explain it. This knowledge could help a lot of young people make better choices and get insight into their own behavior whether or not they choose to hook up." -- Pepper Schwartz,author of Everything You Know about Sex and Love Is Wrong"Examines the complex term “hook up” and the social movement it signifies." * Post-gazette.com *"”Hooking Up uses interviews with both women and men to understand why dating has declined in favor of a new script for sexual relationships on college campuses. . . . Bogle presents a balanced analysis that explores the full range of hooking-up experiences." -- Joel Best,author of Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People Fall for Fads"This work is an excellent reflection on the continuing double standards for men and women and the consideration of gender norms in our “post-feminist” culture." -- Sara M. Walsh"Remarkable because while it avoids the alarmist tone of the dominant discourse it does not turn a blind eye to the gendered inequality and sexual double standards that characterize hook-up culture, nor does it ignore the individual-level effects those structured inequalities have on women, men and the relationships they form during and after college." * Sexuality & Culture *"Bogles prose engages the reader, and her positive rapport with her interviewees provides confidences typically reserved for best friends. A useful resource for college students who want to know what hooking up means to their classmates, Bogle's book is also relevant for parents trying to figure out why their darn kids are running around the bases backward." * The Philadelphia Inquirer *"This work is an excellent reflection on the continuing double standards for men and women and the consideration of gender norms in our & post-feminist culture will be appreciated by gender studies scholars as well as by researchers and practitioners interested in late adolescent and emerging adult sexuality. Hooking Up also serves as a valuable reference for those who seek to understand (and decode) the sexual terminology and encounters of youth and young adults." * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *"“This effectively explores the social implications of this practice as discussed b college students and recent graduates." * Journal of Popular Culture *"In her ambitious sociological study, Kathleen Bogle, an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice at La Salle University, offers valuable insight on the hook-up craze sweeping college campuses and examines the demise of traditional dating, how campus life promotes casual sex, its impact on post-college relationships, and more. Don't let your college freshman leave home without it." * Main Line Today *"Bogle is a smart interviewer and gets her subjects to reveal intimate and often embarrassing details without being moralizing. This evenhanded, sympathetic book on a topic that has received far too much sensational and shoddy coverage is an important addition to the contemporary literature on youth and sexuality." * Publishers Weekly *"A major strength of the book is the use of interviews of college students and alumni. The qualitative approach allows readers to get a glimpse of the experiences and observations of the respondents in their own words. Bogle debunks the media’s notion of hooking up and offers a definition of what “hooking up” means to respondents. A must read for undergraduate students, faculty and staff, and parents. Summing up: Highly recommended.“" * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 From Dating to Hooking Up 3 The Hookup4 The Hookup Scene 5 The Campus as a Sexual Arena 6 Men, Women, and the Sexual Double Standard7 Life after College: A Return to Dating 8 Hooking Up and Dating: A Comparison Methodological Appendix Notes BibliographyIndex About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDahlgren goes beyond the usual study of a group of people to research first-hand the lives of women and men in the home, in the work place, and in the streets, which is central to her finding that Islamic societies must be seen through a multiplicity of spatial areas. Rich with detail and beautifully written. The book speaks directly to debates within anthropology.

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Book SynopsisThe collected essays in this volume capture the history and significance of Arab American women, addressing issues of migration, transformation, and reformation as these women invented occupations, politics, philosophies, scholarship, literature, arts, and, ultimately, themselves.

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Book SynopsisThe collected essays in this volume capture the history and significance of Arab American women, addressing issues of migration, transformation, and reformation as these women invented occupations, politics, philosophies, scholarship, literature, arts, and, ultimately, themselves.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on themes of feminism, gender identity, and mental health, contributors explore the ways in which the CW dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend challenged viewer expectations, as well as the role television critics play in identifying a show's ""authenticity"" or quality.

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Book SynopsisBrings antiheroines to the forefront of television criticism, revealing the subtle ways in which they perform feminist resistance. Offering a retooling of gendered media analyses, Yael Levy finds antiheroism not only in the morally questionable cop and tormented lawyer, but also in characters who inhabit more stereotypical feminine roles.

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Book SynopsisIn rich ethnographic detail, Border Humanitarians explores the narratives of Burmese activists in exile who rely on transnational political and social networks to respond to gender violence among the hundreds of thousands of migrants living and working precariously on the Thai border with Myanmar.

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Book SynopsisIn rich ethnographic detail, Border Humanitarians explores the narratives of Burmese activists in exile who rely on transnational political and social networks to respond to gender violence among the hundreds of thousands of migrants living and working precariously on the Thai border with Myanmar.

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