Sexual Organization of the City

Name: Sexual Organization of the City
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ISBN: 9780226468976

ISBN-10: 0226468976

ISBN-13: 9780226468976

Edition: 2005

Authors: Edward O. Laumann, Stephen Ellingson, Jenna Mahay, Anthony Paik, Yoosik Youm

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Drawing on extensive surveys and interviews with Chicago adults, Edward O. Laumann and his colleagues show that the city is, in the face of pop culture evidence to the contrary, a place where sexual choices and options are constrained. From Wicker Park and Boys Town to the South Side and Pilsen, the editors observe that sexual behavior and partnering are significantly limited by such factors as the neighborhood you live in, your ethnicity, your sexual preference, and the circle of friends to which you belong. In other words, the social and institutional networks that city dwellers occupy potentially limit their sexual options by making different types of sexual activities, relationships, or…

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List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/21/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 435
Size: 0.67" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



List of Illustrations and Tables


Preface



Introduction



The Theory of Sex Markets




The Chicago Health and Social Life Survey Design




The Structure of Urban Sexual Markets



Neighborhoods as Sex Markets




Race and the Construction of Same-Sex Sex Markets in Four Chicago Neighborhoods




Sexual and Social Consequences of Sexual Marketplaces



Meeting and Mating over the Life Course




The Sex Market and Its Implications for Family Formation




Commitment, Jealousy, and the Quality of Life




Violence and Sexuality: Examining Intimate-Partner Violence and Forced Sexual Activity




Social Networks and Sexually Transmitted Diseases




Institutional Responses and Silences



Constructing Causal Stories and Moral Boundaries: Institutional Approaches to Sexual Problems




Religion and the Politics of Sexuality




The Cultural Economy of Urban Sexuality



References


Contributors


Author Index


Subject Index