Books written by Gilbert Herdt

Secrecy and Cultural Reality: Utopian Ideologies of the New Guinea Men's House

To combat these malevolent forces , a special Falseface Band was created whose chief purpose was to “ propitiate those demons called False - faces , and among other good results to arrest pestilence and disease ” ( 159 ) .
Secrecy and Cultural Reality: Utopian Ideologies of the New Guinea Men's House

Parker's association was critical to Morgan's eventual introduction, not only to Iroquois culture, but also to their controversial secret formations (the False Face Society). The two men also “became fast friends” and comrades, ...
Guardians of the Flutes, Volume 1: Idioms of Masculinity

In the first systematic documentation of New Guinea rituals of manhood, Gilbert Herdt places the homosexual customs of the Sambia in their ecological and ideological contexts while exploring what they mean to the individuals who practice ...
Cultural Psychology: Essays on Comparative Human Development

This collection of essays from leading scholars in anthropology, psychology, and linguistics is an outgrowth of the internationally known "Chicago Symposia on Culture and Human Development.
Gay and Lesbian Youth

Here is a pioneering volume that explores adolescent homosexuality around the world.
Critical Sexual Literacy: Forecasting Trends in Sexual Politics, Diversity and Pedagogy

This book is a new and exciting resource for teachers, students, and activists who aim to critically examine contemporary sexuality through the lens of sexual literacy and situated social analysis.
Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture

Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture is a fully integrated learning system which encourages students to think critically and supports students through their journey towards greater self-awareness.
Sexual Cultures and Migration in the Era of AIDS: Anthropological and Demographic Perspectives

Daniel, H. and Parker, R., 1991, AIDS: A Terceira Epidemia. Sao Paulo: Iglu Editora. 1993, Sexuality, Politics and AIDS in Brazil. London: The Falmer Press. Duyves, M., 1994, 'Framing Preferences, Framing Differences: Inventing ...
Critical Terms for the Study of Gender

The sixth in the series of “Critical Terms” books, this volume provides an indispensable introduction to the study of gender through an exploration of key terms that are a part of everyday discourse in this vital subject.
Moral Panics, Sex Panics: Fear and the Fight over Sexual Rights

estelle Freedman, Gayle rubin, Jeffrey Weeks, and Lisa Duggan, deployed the panic metaphor—moral panic, sex-crime panic, AIDS panic, or sex panic—to explore political conflict, sexual regulation, and public volatility about sex.4 A ...
Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History

By contextualizing these practices and by allowing these bodies, meanings, and desires to emerge, Third Sex, Third Gender provides a new way to think about sex and gender systems that is crucial to contemporary debates within the social ...
Critical Sexual Literacy

This book is a new and exciting resource for teachers, students, and activists who aim to critically examine contemporary sexuality through the lens of sexual literacy and situated social analysis.
Gay and Lesbian Youth

... Youth and history: tradition and changes in European age relations, I770-Present. London: Academic Press. G.L.C. Charter ... broken. Youth in Society, Leicester National Youth Bureau. Lees, S. (1986). Losing out: Sexuality and adolescent ...
Gay and Lesbian Aging: Research and Future Directions

This volume brings to the forefront important issues concerning the health, mental health, and concomitant special social service needs of this population and emphasizes the need for more research on aging sexual minorities.
Looseleaf for Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture

With a thought-provoking appraisal of the human sexual experience, Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture supports thinking critically about the contexts that shape sexuality and further highlights the role of sexuality in society and ...
21st Century Sexualities: Contemporary Issues in Health, Education, and Rights

Exploring sexuality in the twenty-first century, this unique book collects together more than fifty timely and accessible contributions to create a wide-ranging and compelling picture of contemporary American sexuality.
Moral Panics, Sex Panics: Fear and the Fight Over Sexual Rights

This work focuses on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies.
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