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The Social Construction of Sexuality and Perversion : Deconstructing Sadomasochism /

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This book deconstructs the pathologizing category of 'sadomasochism' in order to account for the 'lived realities' of consensual 'SM' play, emphasizing the connection between the corporeal and the political in contemporary consumer cultures. It discusses the homogenizat...

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Main Author: Beckmann, Andrea (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Forensic Psychology.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Psychopathology.
Sexual Behavior.
Sociology of the Body.
Criminology.
Forensic psychology.
Human body > Social aspects.
Personality.
Psychology, Pathological.
Sex (Psychology)
Sex customs.
Sex.
Social psychology.
Social sciences.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book deconstructs the pathologizing category of 'sadomasochism' in order to account for the 'lived realities' of consensual 'SM' play, emphasizing the connection between the corporeal and the political in contemporary consumer cultures. It discusses the homogenization of desire and ownership and use of 'body' and 'sexual ethics'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 262 pages)
ISBN:9780230244924
DOI:10.1057/9780230244924