The Sexual Organization of the City
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The Sexual Organization of the City

The Sexual Organization of the City

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Edward O. Laumann (Contributor) Stephen Ellingson (Contributor) Jenna Mahay (Contributor) Anthony Paik (Contributor) Yoosik Youm (Contributor)  

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Drawing on extensive surveys and interviews with Chicago adults, Edward O. Laumann and his colleagues show that the city is, in the face of pop culture evidence to the contrary, a place where sexual choices and options are constrained. From Wicker Park and Boys Town to the South Side and Pilsen, the editors observe that sexual behavior and partnering are significantly limited by such factors as the neighborhood you live in, your ethnicity, your sexual preference, and the circle of friends to which you belong. In other words, the social and institutional networks that city dwellers occupy potentially limit their sexual options by making different types of sexual activities, relationships, or meeting places less accessible.
Edward O. Laumann is the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He is coauthor of The Social Organization of Sexuality and coeditor of Sex, Love, and Health in America, both published by the University of Chicago Press. Stephen Ellingson is assistant professor of sociology at Hamilton College. Jenna Mahay is a postdoctoral fellow in the Population Research Center at the University of Chicago, Anthony Paik is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. Yoosik Youm is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
  • Contributor: Edward O. Laumann
  • Imprint: University of Chicago Press
  • ISBN13: 9780226468976
  • Number of Pages: 435
  • Packaged Dimensions: 17x23x2mm
  • Packaged Weight: 624
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • Release Date: 2005-11-01
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Edward O. Laumann is the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He is coauthor of The Social Organization of Sexuality and coeditor of Sex, Love, and Health in America, both published by the University of Chicago Press. Stephen Ellingson is assistant professor of sociology at Hamilton College. Jenna Mahay is a postdoctoral fellow in the Population Research Center at the University of Chicago, Anthony Paik is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. Yoosik Youm is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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