Synopses & Reviews
This new work surveys how rapid changes taking place at the start of the twenty-first century in social, cultural, political and economic domains impact on sexuality, health and human rights. The relationships between men, women and children are changing quickly, as are traditional family structures and gender norms. What were once viewed as private matters have become public, and an array of new social movements transgender, intersex, sex worker, people living with HIV have come into the open.
The book is split into three sections:
- Global Sex Wars discusses the notion of sexualities, its political landscapes internationally, and the return of religious fervour and extremism
- Epistemological Challenges and Research Agendas examines modern scientific understandings of sexuality, its history and the way in which AIDS has drawn attention to sexuality
- The Promises and Limits of Sexual Rights discusses human rights approaches to sexuality, their strengths and limitations and new ways of imagining erotic justice
Offering a unique framework for understanding this new world, set in the context of the major theoretical debates of recent decades, this book will be of interest to professionals, advocates and policy researchers and is suitable for a wide range of courses covering areas such as gender studies, human sexuality, public health and social policy.
Synopsis
Sexuality, Health and Human Rights surveys the rapid changes taking place at the start of the twenty-first century in the social, cultural, political and economic domains and their impact on sexuality, health and human rights. The relationships between men, women and children are changing quickly, as are the traditional family structures. What were once viewed as private matters have become public, and the conflicts between these emerging movements have come into the open.
This new work presents a new framework for understanding this new world, set in the context of the major theoretical debates of the last few decades. It will be of interest to many professionals and social policy researches and is suitable for a wide range of multidisciplinary courses covering areas such as human sexuality, public health and social policy.