Synopses & Reviews
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“Shere Hite is herself a revolutionary agent of change, giving voice to the unheard and sound to what was once unsayable. Her pioneering work on sexuality, friendship and love continues to challenge gender stereotypes—and expand the meaning of ‘human.’”—Barbara Ehrenreich
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“At a time when the ‘experts’ on sex are heard from more often than ordinary people, Shere Hite performs a public service by bringing us the voices of everyday women and men, as they speak frankly and painfully of their struggles with sexuality, love and identity.”—Susan Faludi
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“Shere Hite is undoubtedly one of the most influential women of the twentieth century. Both a cultural historian and a maker of history in her own right, Ms. Hite has been at the fore- front of the debate on sexual politics for close to two decades.”
—Jennifer Gonnerman, Corridor: The Cambridge Feminist Review
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“Several essays concern Hite’s new feminist methodology, which emphasizes the representation of individual women’s voices within the context of an academic report, rather than reliance on generalized and misleading statistics. . . . This revolutionary approach has been consistently praised by other feminists as lending credence to women’s own experience.”
—Libby Brooks, Amazon: The Oxford Women’s Magazine
Synopsis
Recently published in England, this book explains and comments on the methodological and philosophical import of the famous Hite Reports on male and female sexuality and love and includes extensive excerpts from the reports themselves. The essays demonstrate the continuing impact of Hite's work over two decades, reveal her views on women as agents of social change, and take readers to the cutting edge of debates on sexual politics. The American edition includes additional essays by Hite and other scholars.
About the Author
Shere Hite is author of
The Hite Report on Female Sexuality,
The Hite Report on Male Sexuality and Masculinity, and
Women and Love: A Cultural Revolution in Progress. She lives in London and Germany.