Introduction, by Marysol Asencio and Katie Acosta
A History of Latina/o Sexualities, by Ramón A. Gutiérrez
Making Sex Matter, by Pablo Mitchell
Latina/o Childhood Sexuality, by Sonya Grant Arreola
Latina/o Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sexuality, by Laura F.
Romo, Erum Nadeem, and Claudia Kouyoumdjian
Sexual Health of Latina/o Populations in the United States, by Sandra
Arévalo, Mariana Gerena, and Hortensia Amaro
Latina/o Sex Policy, by Elena R. Gutiérrez
Heterosexuality Exposed, by Gloria González-López
Representations of Latina/o Sexuality in Popular Culture, by Deborah R.
Vargas
Cultural Production of Knowledge on Latina/o Sexualities, by
José Quiroga and Melanie López Frank
Where There's Querer , by George Ayala, Jaime Cortez,and Patrick "Pato"
Hebert
Religion/Spirituality, U.S. Latina/o Communities, and Sexuality
Scholarship, by Salvador Vidal-Ortiz
Latina/o Sexualities in Motion, by Susana Peña
Latinas, Sex Work, and Trafficking in the United States, by Amalia L.
Cabezas, Dolores Ortiz , and Sonia Valencia
Latina Lesbians, BiMujeres, and Trans Identities, by Luz Calvo and
Catriona Rueda Esquibel
Latina/o Transpopulations, by Marcia Ochoa
Boundaries and Bisexuality, by Miguel Munoz-Laboy and Carmen Yon
Revisiting Activos and Pasivos, by Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, Carlos Decena,
Héctor Carrillo, and Tomás Almaguer
Retiring Behavioral Risk, Disease, and Deficit Models in Favor of SexualHealth
Frameworks for Latino Gay Men and Other Men Who Enjoy Sex with Men, by
George Ayala
Epilogue, by Carlos Decena
Subtitle: Probing Powers,
Passions, Practices, and Policies Edited and with an
Introduction by Marysol Asencio Subject:Latino
Studies, Gender
Studies, Sociology Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-4600-1 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4599-8 Pages:
368 pages Publication Date: November 2009
Praise for Latina/o Sexualities
"Latina/o
Sexualities is a brilliant collection that provides
groundbreaking analyses of the myriad connections between sexuality and
race."—Maxine Baca Zinn, Michigan State University
"Filled with provocative
arguments and illuminating insights, Latina/o
Sexualities
marks a new and exciting epoch in the study of human sexuality and its
interactions with race and class; a must-read for scholars and students
of ethnic studies and human sexuality."—Rafael
Diaz, Cesar E. Chavez Institute, San
Francisco State University
"As the most
comprehensive map of research and scholarship on Latina/o and Black
sexualities, the sister volumes reveal that the fields have definitely
come of age. Filled with provocative arguments and illuminating
insights, the volumes mark a new and exciting epoch in the study of
human sexuality and its interactions with race and class; a must-read
for scholars and students of ethnic studies and human sexuality."—Rafael Diaz, Cesar E. Chavez Institute, San
Description:
Latina/os are currently the largest minority population in
the United States. They are also one of the fastest growing. Yet, we
have very limited research and understanding of their sexualities.
Instead, stereotypical images flourish even though scholars have
challenged the validity and narrowness of these images and the
lack of attention to the larger social context. Gathering the latest
empirical work in the social and behavioral sciences, this reader
offers us a critical lens through which to understand these images and
the social context framing Latina/os and their sexualities.
Situated at
the juncture of Latina/o studies and sexualities studies, Latina/o
Sexualities provides a single resource that addresses the
current state of knowledge from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Contributors synthesize and critique the literature and carve a
separate space where issues of Latina/o sexualities can be explored
given the limitations of prevalent research models. This work compels
the current wave in sexuality studies to be more inclusive of ethnic
minorities and sets an agenda that policy makers and researchers will
find invaluable.
About the Author:
Marysol Asencio is an associate professor of Puerto Rican and
Latino studies and human development and family studies at the
University of Connecticut. She is author of Sex and Sexuality among New
York’s Puerto Rican Youth. Related Title:
