{"product_id":"sex-in-china-by-elaine-jeffreys-9780745656144","title":"Sex in China","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSex in China\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers to some of the dramatic shifts that have taken place in Chinese sexual behaviours and attitudes, as well as public discussions of sex, since the 1980s. The book explores what it means to talk about \"sex\" in present-day China, where sex and sexuality are increasingly visible in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu situate China’s changing sexual culture, and how it is governed, within the socio-political history of the People’s Republic of China. They demonstrate that Chinese governmental authorities and policies do not strictly set out to repress \"sex\"; they also create spaces for the emergence of new sexual subjects and subjectivities. Jeffreys and Yu discuss the complexities surrounding the ongoing explosion of commentary on sex and sexuality in the PRC, and the emergence of new sexual behaviours and mores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSex in China\u003c\/em\u003e offers clear, critical coverage of sex-related issues that are a focus of public concern and debate in China. The chapters focus on topics such as sex studies; marriage and family planning; youth and sex(iness); gay, lesbian, and queer discourses and identities; commercial sex; and HIV\/AIDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars both of modern China and of sex and sexualities, who wish to understand the role that \"sex\" plays in contemporary China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464201126124,"sku":"9780745656144","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745656144-sex-in-china.jpg?v=1775042192","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/sex-in-china-by-elaine-jeffreys-9780745656144","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}