Handbook of the New Sexuality Studies Edited by Steven Seidman, Nancy Fischer and Chet Meeks Breaking new ground, both substantively and stylistically, the Handbook of the New Sexuality Studies offers students, academics, and researchers an accessible, engaging introduction and overview of this emerging field. The central premise of the volume is to explore the social character of sexuality, the role of social differences such as race or nationality in creating sexual variation, and the ways sex is entangled in relations of power and inequality. Through this novel approach the field of sexuality is therefore considered, for the first time, in multicultural, global and comparative terms and fm a truly social perspective. This important volume has been built around a collection of newly commissioned articles, essays and interviews with leading scholars, consisting of: * over 50 short and original essays on the key topics and themes in sexuality studies; * interviews with twelve leading scholars in the field which convey some of the most innovative work being done. Each contribution is original and conveys the latest thinking and research in writing that is clear and that uses examples to illustrate key points. The Handbook of the New Sexuality Studies will be an invaluable resource to all those with an interest in sexuality studies. Steven Seidman is Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author of, among other books, Romantic Longings: Love in America, 1830-1980 (Routledge, 1991), Embattled Eros: Sexual Politics and Ethics in America (Routlegde, 1992), […] and Then Lesbian and Gay Reader (2002). Nancy Fischer is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at Augsburg College, Minneapolis. Her research and teaching are in the areas of urban sociology, sexuality, law, and culture. Chet Meeks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Georgia State University. His interests include contemporary social theory, sexuality studies, and cultural sociology.