Sex(ualities) and Symbolic Interaction

What goes on sexually has to be placed in a context of meaning. This might seem a very simple and obvious idea. And yet this is what makes it so important: most people still cannot see sexuality in this way. We continue to think of our sexualities as remaining firmly locked in the chains of biology....

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Published in:Symbolic interaction 2010-04, Vol.33 (2), p.148-162
Main Authors: Waskul, Dennis D., Plante, Rebecca F.
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Biology
Desire
Deviant behavior
Gender identity
Interactionism
Literature
Meaning
Men
Pleasure
Queer studies
Sex
Sexual behaviour
Sexual politics
Sexuality
Social interaction
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Desire
Deviant behavior
Gender identity
Interactionism
Literature
Meaning
Men
Pleasure
Queer studies
Sex
Sexual behaviour
Sexual politics
Sexuality
Social interaction
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