Sexual deviance and society : a sociological examination / Meredith G.F. Worthen.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2022Edition: 2nd ed. Special Indian EditionDescription: xxxi,499 p.: ill.[black and white] ; 24 cmISBN: 9781032353418 :Subject(s): Paraphilias | Sex crimesDDC classification: 364.153 Summary: In a society where sexualized media has become background noise, we are frequently discouraged from frank and open discussions about sex and offered few tools for understanding sexual behaviors and sexualities that are perceived as being out of the norm. This book encourages readers to establish new ways of thinking about stigmatized peoples and behaviors, and to think critically about gender, sex, sexuality and sex crimes.Sexual Deviance and Society uses sociological theories of crime, deviance, gender and sexuality to construct a framework for understanding sexual deviance.
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Includes glossary and index.
In a society where sexualized media has become background noise, we are frequently discouraged from frank and open discussions about sex and offered few tools for understanding sexual behaviors and sexualities that are perceived as being out of the norm. This book encourages readers to establish new ways of thinking about stigmatized peoples and behaviors, and to think critically about gender, sex, sexuality and sex crimes.Sexual Deviance and Society uses sociological theories of crime, deviance, gender and sexuality to construct a framework for understanding sexual deviance.
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