Sexuality, Health and Human Rights

ISBN-13: 9780415351171 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 06/30/2008 Series: Sexuality, Culture and Health Edition description: 1ST Pages: 320 Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) This new work surveys how rapid changes taking place at the start of the twenty-first century in social, cultural, political and economic domains impact on sexuality, health and human rights. The relationships between men, women and children are changing quickly, as are traditional family structures and gender norms. What were once viewed as private matters have become public, and an array of new social movements - transgender, intersex, sex worker, people living with HIV - have come into the open. The book is split into three sections: Global 'Sex' Wars - discusses the notion of sexualities, its political landscapes internationally, and the return of religious fervour and extremism Epistemological Challenges and Research Agendas - examines modern 'scientific' understandings of sexual