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Ace : what asexuality reveals about desire, society, and the meaning of sex / Angela Chen.

Chen, Angela, 1991- (author.).

Summary:

"Ace" delves into the lives of those who identify using the little-known sexual orientation of asexuality and shows what all of us can learn--about desire, identity, culture, and relationships--when we use an asexual lens to see the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 080701379X
  • ISBN: 9780807013793
  • ISBN: 0807014737
  • ISBN: 9780807014738
  • Physical Description: xi, 210 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-202) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. Self. Prologue -- Arriving at asexuality -- Explanation via negativa -- Compulsory sexuality and (male) asexual existence -- Part II. Variations on a theme. Just let me liberate you -- Whitewashed -- In sickness and in health -- Part III. Others. Romance, reconsidered -- The good-enough reason -- Playing with others -- Anna -- Where are we going, where have we been?
Subject: Sex.
Asexuality (Sexual orientation)
Sexual minorities.
Desire.
Sexual attraction.
Sex (Psychology)
Asexual people.
Asexuality.
Compulsory sexuality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Sexual minorities.
Asexuality (Sexual orientation)
Desire.
Sex.
Sex (Psychology)
Sexual attraction.

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Upper Skagit Library 306.762 CHE 1015299 Nonfiction Available -

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50500. ‡gPart I. ‡tSelf. Prologue -- ‡tArriving at asexuality -- ‡tExplanation via negativa -- ‡tCompulsory sexuality and (male) asexual existence -- ‡gPart II. ‡tVariations on a theme. Just let me liberate you -- ‡tWhitewashed -- ‡tIn sickness and in health -- ‡gPart III. ‡tOthers. Romance, reconsidered -- ‡tThe good-enough reason -- ‡tPlaying with others -- ‡tAnna -- ‡tWhere are we going, where have we been?
520 . ‡a"Ace" delves into the lives of those who identify using the little-known sexual orientation of asexuality and shows what all of us can learn--about desire, identity, culture, and relationships--when we use an asexual lens to see the world"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aSex.
650 0. ‡aAsexuality (Sexual orientation)
650 0. ‡aSexual minorities.
650 0. ‡aDesire.
650 0. ‡aSexual attraction.
650 0. ‡aSex (Psychology)
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650 7. ‡aDesire. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00891351
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650 7. ‡aSex (Psychology) ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01114228
650 7. ‡aSexual attraction. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01114799
901 . ‡a371979 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c371979 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local

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