Sexualities and Society

Megan Todd is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Sociology at the University of Central Lancashire. Her research focuses on sexualities, gender and violence; she has published on issues relating to intimate partner violence, ageing, health, feminisms and homophobic and misogynist abuse online. Megan has been involved in a range of research projects, including LGBT+ domestic abuse service users in Lancashire. More recently, she is developing work on universities’ management of their LGBT+ heritage. She has been teaching sociology in Higher Education for nearly two decades, prior to which she taught English literature at secondary school.

Todd′s textbook is simply what I was looking for. It gives students a introduction to the study of human sexuality from a sociological perspective. It′s straightforward and easy to understand.

• Section I: Theories and methodsChapter 1 Histories of SexualityChapter 2 Theories of SexualityChapter 3 Researching SexualitiesSection II: Sexuality and cultureChapter 4 The Media and SexualityChapter 5 Religion and SexualityChapter 6 IntimaciesChapter 7 Politics and PolicyChapter 8 Global SexualitiesSection III: IssuesChapter 9 IdentitiesChapter 10 Young People and SexualityChapter 11 Sexuality and Older PeopleChapter 12 HealthChapter 13 Violence and SexualityConclusionTimelineGlossaryReferences