Rosalind S. Chou

Asian American Sexual Politics

The Construction of Race, Gender, and Sexuality

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Asian American Sexual Politics explores beauty, self-esteem, and sexual attraction among Asian Americans. Drawing on sixty in-depth interviews, this book shows how constructions of Asian American gender and sexuality reinforce the social and political dominance for whites and exposes often-ignored new racism in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9781442209251
• ISBN-10: 1442209259
• Artikelnr.: 41624397

Autorenporträt

Rosalind S. Chou is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University. She is the coauthor of The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism with Joe R. Feagin.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Why Asian American Sexual Politics?
Chapter 2: The Making of Good Sons and Daughters
Chapter 3: External Forces of Socialization-Under Western Eyes
Chapter 4: Asian American Women: Self-Image, Self-Esteem, and Identity
Chapter 5: Asian American Masculinity
Chapter 6: Asian American Sexual Politics: Love and Relationships
Chapter 7: Now What? Resistance, Empowerment, and Counter-Frames