Sexual inequalities and social justice / edited by Niels Teunis and Gilbert Herdt ; with a foreword by Richard Parker.

Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Analysis of Sexual Inequality -- Part I -- 1. Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV among Latino Gay Men -- 2. In Our Own Backyard -- 3. Knowing Girls -- 4. Sexual Enslavement and Reproductive Health -- Part II -- 5. Where Does Oppression End and Pleasure Begin? -- 6. Circuit Culture -- 7. Confesiones de Mujer -- 8. Disability and Sexuality -- Part III -- 9. The Family-Friends of Older Gay Men and Lesbians -- 10. Sexual Inequality, Youth Empowerment, and the GSA -- Contributors -- Index.

This pioneering collection of ten ethnographically rich essays signals the emergence of a new paradigm of social analysis committed to understanding and analyzing social oppression in the context of sexuality and gender. The contributors, an interdisciplinary group of social scientists representing anthropology, sociology, public health, and psychology, illuminate the role of sexuality in producing and reproducing inequality, difference, and structural violence among a range of populations in various geographic, historical, and cultural arenas. In particular, the essays consider racial minorities including Hispanics, Koreans, and African Americans; discuss disabled people; examine issues including substance abuse, sexual coercion, and HIV/AIDS; and delve into other topics including religion and politics. Rather than emphasizing sexuality as an individual trait, the essays view it as a social phenomenon, focusing in particular on cultural meaning and real-world processes of inequality such as racism and homophobia.

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