{"product_id":"sex-in-public-angela-jones-9781541605435","title":"Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003eA prize-winning sociologist's radical vision of the social power of erotic life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fearless, candid, and bold, \u003ci\u003eSex in Public\u003c\/i\u003e is necessary reading for anyone interested in imagining a different kind of world, one that approaches eroticism and freedom as fundamentally linked.\" --Jennifer C. Nash, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Feminism Reimagined\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether we are contending with shame, healing from trauma, or experimenting in the bedroom, there is a common tendency to cast anything sexual as a problem best solved in private. Fears of judgment fuel an air of oppression around something that should be liberating. According to feminist sociologist Angela Jones, we must reject this solitary vision of desire to claim the pleasure fundamental to our freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex in Public \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a revolutionary new paradigm for understanding sexuality. Sex is never strictly personal, but relentlessly social, shaped by power relations, and possessing outsized power of its own. To make this case, Jones charts the inner and interrelated workings of our desires, behaviors, identities, relationships, and communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Guiding readers through field-leading sociology, sexual science, and the voices of sexual rule-breakers worldwide, Jones pinpoints the repressive forces that distort eroticism's power, but also reveals our means of breaking free. Championing a rebellious spirit that uplifts bodily autonomy, justice, and care, \u003ci\u003eSex in Public\u003c\/i\u003e makes a tantalizing promise: better sex lives and empowerment await, if only we dare to know our sexualities fully, reimagining society as we do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seal Press (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50151210746049,"sku":"9781541605435","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9781541605435.jpg?v=1776804305","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/sex-in-public-angela-jones-9781541605435","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}