The Sexual Self: The Construction of Sexual Scripts

In the late 1960s two sociologists, John Gagnon and William Simon, developed the concept of sexual scripts as part of a larger project of treating sexuality like any other social phenomenon. In the end, their vision of social construction turned Kinsey on his head, and their model became the dominant paradigm of social science inquiry into human sexuality, and spurred the development of an entire field of Sexuality Studies. Sexual activity, they argued, was like other social processes, yet one of increasing importance in the construction of the self. Michael Kimmel has gathered together essays from three generations of scholars influenced by this perspective on sexuality. These include many of the foremost social scientists writing and researching sexuality today. The book begins with Kimmel's reflections on the unusual careers of Gagnon and Simon, examines the construction of both sexual identity and sexual behaviors in a variety of settings, and ends with the two of them speaking in their own provocative voices about their perspective in interviews conducted originally for a German journal in 1998.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Peter M. Nardi

Pepper Schwartz

Barry D. Adam

Stevi Jackson

Ken Plummer

Rebecca F. Plante

Jeffrey Escoffier

Arlene Stein

Anke A. Ehrhardt

Psychology & Counseling

Vanderbilt University Press

The significantly updated third edition of this short, practical book prepares students to write a questionnaire, generate a sample, conduct their own survey research, analyze data, and write up the results, while learning to read and interpret excerpts from published research. It combines statistics and survey research methods in a single book. Features of the Third Edition: <ul>
<li>Updates data and examples from contemporary academic and popular articles, including ones focused on topics related to social media, websites, and blogs, relevant to today's web-oriented students.</li>
<li>Strengthens connections between questionnaire design, online surveys, and statistical analysis.</li>
<li>Includes new methods for web-based surveys--and discussion of issues the surveys raise.</li>
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Expands research examples to reflect a greater diversity of subject fields and topics, such as sociology,education, political science, health, social work, psychology, and communications.</li>
<li>Adds new "Test Yourself" exercises to each chapter with answers in the appendix and on the book's website.</li>
<li>Accompanied by an author-written Instructor's Manual with test questions.</li>
<li>Provides additional guidance, research ideas, references, and examples for each chapter of the book on the new Doing Survey Research website.</li>
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Doing Survey Research, 3rd Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Routledge

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