Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics

Sexual politics-from economic equality to anti-gay violence-is a vast area of debate. This exceptional book seeks to intergrate gender and sexuality into the mainstream of social and political theory with the aim of challenging and transforming traditional assumptions in these areas.

A synthesis of theories of gender from feminism to psychoanalysis, sex role theory and sociobiology, the book offers a wide-ranging analysis of sexual politics and the dynamics of change, from working-class feminism to the dilemma of the 'men's movement.' It will be of unique value to students and professors in sociology, politics. psychology, women's studies, gay studies and to anyone interested in sexual polotics.