In this chapter I review the social psychological underpinnings of identity, emphasizing
social cognitive and symbolic interactionist perspectives and research, and I turn then to key …

Attentive to the collision of sex and power, we add momentum to the ongoing development
of the subfield of critical sexuality studies. We argue that this body of work is defined by its …

The second edition of Student Development in College offers higher education
professionals a clear understanding of the developmental challenges facing today's college …

Gender and Politeness challenges the notion that women are necessarily always more
polite than men as much of the language and gender literature claims. Sara Mills discusses …

Now published in a revised second edition, The Matter of Images searches through the
resonances of the term 'representation', analysing images in terms of why they matter, what …

Like music, talk is a set of skills and a performing art. Its rich and subн tle nuances are open
to many interpretations. It unfolds in'real time,'and written representations can capture only a …

This is the first book to explore sexualities from a geographical perspective. The nature of
place and notions of space are of increasing centrality to cultural and social theory. Map** …

According to Steven Seidman, analysts of institutionalized heterosexuality have 'focused
exclusively on its role in regulating homosexuality'and, while queer approaches theorize …

" In the Idea of Prostitution, Sheila Jeffreys explores these two contrasting views. She
examines the changing concept of prostitution from White Slave Traffic of the nineteenth …

From the historical roots of second-wave feminism to current debates about feminist theory
and politics. This introduction to Anglo-American feminist thought provides a critical and …