Straight the surprisingly short history of heterosexuality

Summary: Presents a history of heterosexuality, explores the contemporary psyche of sexual orientation, and shows how culture creates and manipulates thoughts and experiences of desire, love, and relationships.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807044445 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 080704444X (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xxvii, 228 p.)
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-213) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The love that could not speak its name -- Carnal knowledge -- Straight science -- The marrying type -- What's love got to do with it? -- The pleasure principle -- Here there be dragons.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.