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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Dean, James Joseph
Titre(s) : Straights [Texte imprimé] : heterosexuality in post-closeted culture / James Joseph Dean
Publication : New York : New York university press, [2014]
Description matérielle : xi, 305 pages ; 23 cm
Comprend : Thinking straight : gender, race, and (anti)homophobias ; From "normal" to heterosexual
: the historical making of heterosexualities ; Straight men : renegotiating hegemonic
masculinity and its homophobic bargain ; Straight women: doing and undoing compulsory
heterosexuality ; Queering heterosexualities? Metrosexuals and sexually fluid straight
women ; Straights, post-closeted culture, and the continuum of identity practices.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-296) and index
"Since the Stonewall Riots in 1969, the politics of sexual identity in America have
drastically transformed. It's almost old news that recent generations of Americans
have grown up in a culture more accepting of out lesbians and gay men, seen the proliferation
of LGBTQ media representation, and witnessed the attainment of a range of legal rights
for same-sex couples. But the changes wrought by a so-called "post-closeted culture"
have not just affected the queer community--heterosexuals are also in the midst of
a sea change in how their sexuality plays out in everyday life. In Straights, James
Joseph Dean argues that heterosexuals can neither assume the invisibility of gays
and lesbians, nor count on the assumption that their own heterosexuality will go unchallenged.
The presumption that we are all heterosexual, or that there is such a thing as 'compulsory
heterosexuality,' he claims, has vanished. Based on 60 in-depth interviews with a
diverse group of straight men and women, Straights explores how straight Americans
make sense of their sexual and gendered selves in this new landscape, particularly
with an understanding of how race does and does not play a role in these conceptions.
Dean provides a historical understanding of heterosexuality and how it was first established,
then moves on to examine the changing nature of masculinity and femininity and, most
importantly, the emergence of a new kind of heterosexuality--notably, for men, the
metrosexual, and for women, the emergence of a more fluid sexuality. The book also
documents the way heterosexuals interact and form relationships with their LGBTQ family
members, friends, acquaintances, and coworkers. Although homophobia persists among
straight individuals, Dean shows that being gay-friendly or against homophobic expressions
is also increasingly common among straight Americans. A fascinating study, Straights
provides an in-depth look at the changing nature of sexual expression in America"
Sujet(s) : Hétérosexualité -- États-Unis
Vie sexuelle -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey :
306.764 (23e éd.) = Hétérosexualité
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780814762752 (hardback). - ISBN 0814762751 (hardback). - ISBN 9780814764596
(pb). - ISBN 0814764592 (pb)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb438782962
Notice n° :
FRBNF43878296
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)