The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars in the overlapping areas of gender, feminist, queer, masculinity, and sexuality studies; and acknowledges the growing interdisciplinary impact of these fields.

• Edited by a first rate team of geographically diverse scholars drawn from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities with international reputations in the field
• Entries are written in an approachable and accessible manner and include a short bibliography and a list of cross-references
• Unique in its interdisciplinary approach across allied social sciences including sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, economics, literary studies, politics, history, and psychology as well as the fields of women’s, gender and sexuality studies
• Attention paid to the identification and inclusion of feminist activism, regional and national diversity, international context, social policy, economics, non-governmental organizations and key term

5 Volumes

www.genderandsexualityencyclopedia.com

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars in the overlapping areas of gender, feminist, queer, masculinity, and sexuality studies; and acknowledges the growing interdisciplinary impact of these fields.

• Edited by a first rate team of geographically diverse scholars drawn from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities with international reputations in the field
• Entries are written in an approachable and accessible manner and include a short bibliography and a list of cross-references
• Unique in its interdisciplinary approach across allied social sciences including sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, economics, literary studies, politics, history, and psychology as well as the fields of women’s, gender and sexuality studies
• Attention paid to the identification and inclusion of feminist activism, regional and national diversity, international context, social policy, economics, non-governmental organizations and key term

5 Volumes

www.genderandsexualityencyclopedia.com

Sexual beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors vary across cultures and historical periods, and are influenced by dominant constructions of gender and sexuality. Social institutions such as medicine, the law, and the education system socially control cultural beliefs and behaviors about sex and sexual deviance. Scholars in the United States debate conflicting findings and methodological issues in research about gender, sexuality, and sex. Recent theory and scholarship focus on gender and sexual fluidity in identity and sexual behaviors.

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