Sexuality Down Under
Social and Historical Perspectives

Edited by Allison Kirkman and Pat Moloney

The study of sexuality is both important and controversial. It permeates most aspects of everyday life and is both a hot topic and a taboo subject at the same time.

The 'Virgin in a condom' art work that attracted protests wherever it was exhibited features in the book's final essay and many more mundane aspects of sexualtity are also covered: teenage motherhood, sexuality in advertising, sexuality and Pacific peoples, homosexual law reform, the difference between sex and rape, prostitution, the impact of viagra, and lesbian doctors.

In many of the essays, people have spoken frankly about their sexual preferences and beliefs, something many still find hard to do even in the more liberal society of today. As a result, readers are given a fascinating insight into many of the issues surrounding sexuality in people's lives.

Contributors

Chris Brickell, Barbara Collins, Rob Cover, Caroline Daley, Jenny Harper, Michael Hill, Jan Jordan, Allison Kirkman, Pat Moloney, Libby Plumridge, Cameron Prichard, Tiina Varies

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Shameless Tahitians and Modest Maori: Constructing the Sexuality of Pacific Peoples
2 Puritans and Pleasure Seekers
3 The Emergence of a Gay Identity
4 The Discourses of Homosexual Law Reform
5 The 'Satanism Scare' in New Zealand: The Christchurch Civil Creche Case
6 Managing Gender, Sexual and Medical Identities
7 Sex, Contraception and Teenage Mothers
8 Good, Bad and Indifferent: Emotional Labour and Prostitution
9 The Disputed Terrain Between Sex and Rape
10 Sexuality and Advertising
11 Men's Talk about Viagra
12 Exhibiting Sexuality in Aotearoa New Zealand 1975-2000
Select Bibliography
References
Contributors
Index

About the Editors

Allison Kirkman is a senior lecturer in Sociology at Victoria University of Wellington, as well as Associate Dean (Students) in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Research interests include gender, sexuality and health. She is the co-author, with Kevin Dew, of Sociology of Health in New Zealand.

Pat Moloney is a senior lecturer in Political Science at Victoria University of Wellington. He is a former editor of the journal Political Science and co-editor, with Kerry Taylor, of On the Left: Essays on the History of Socialism in New Zealand. His interests include political ideologies, the history of sexuality and theories of colonisation.

Book Details

History, Sociology; Otago History Series
ISBN 1 877372 10 2, paperback, 230 x 150 mm, 304 pp, $39.95
Release: February 2006