Sex in Canada

The Who, Why, When, and How of Getting Down Up North

AvTina Fetner

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

What do we do in the bedroom? Do other people do the same? How often? Who with? Movies and the internet seem saturated in sex, but it's difficult to separate fact from fiction, and real talk about our own sexual lives can feel uncomfortable. Sex in Canada pulls the covers off, breaking through myths with frank talk and hard facts. Tina Fetner delves into sex among singles and couples, marriage and monogamy, hooking up and committed relationships, guided by the results of her one-of-a-kind survey of adults aged eighteen to ninety. She shows us how the social forces that shape our lives also nudge our sexual behaviour into patterns that reflect the world around us. In applying the tools of social science to a formerly taboo topic, Sex in Canada offers the most accurate picture to date not just of Canadians' sex lives but of why we act the way we do.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-02-14
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sexuality Studies
Antal sidor:204
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774869515

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Tina Fetner is a professor of sociology at McMaster University. She is the author of How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism and has published in Gender & Society, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and Men & Masculinities. Fetner has served as president of the Canadian Sociological Association and is currently co-chair of the Canadian regional chapter of Sociologists for Women in Society.

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"At its most consequential, [Sex in Canada] shows that our designations for certain identities are probably too rigid."- J. R. Patterson (Literary Review of Canada) [an] unprecedented look into Canadians' bedrooms.- Nicole Thompson (Canadian Press)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Social Science of Sexuality1 Thinking about Sexual Identity2 How Much Sex Are We Having?3 Commitment, Casual Sex, and Cheating4 What Are We Doing in the Bedroom?5 Pleasure, Pain, and Risk6 The Social Organization of SexualityConclusion: Sex in CanadaAppendix: Research Methods and LimitationsNotes; Bibliography; Index