Description
Discover the groundbreaking book, Mediated Intimacy, which delves into contemporary insights on sex and relationship advice in the digital age. This essential read, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2018, examines how our intimate lives are influenced by various media channels, including social media, television, and print publications. With 312 pages of in-depth analysis, this book explores the intricate relationship between media, power, and intimacy. Mediated Intimacy offers a critical perspective on the evolving ideas of 'sexpertise' while questioning the social injustices embedded within traditional sex advice.
As you journey through its pages, you'll encounter a thorough investigation of how mediated advice shapes perceptions of choice and responsibility in sexual relationships. The authors challenge commonly held assumptions, providing a collaborative and consensual framework for future discussions around sex and intimacy. This bold narrative not only empowers readers but also raises critical insights into the complexities of modern relationships.
Every copy of Mediated Intimacy is brand new and comes with free shipping. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery after placing your order. Keep in mind that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Dive into this transformative exploration of mediated intimacy today, and redefine your understanding of sex and relationships for the future.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509509126
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 312
Description:
Mediated Intimacy looks at contemporary sex and relationship advice, exploring how our intimate lives are shaped through different media, from manuals and magazines to television and Twitter. By exploring how intimacy is constructed through different media texts, the authors consider which ideas and practices these changing forms of 'sexpertise' open up, and which they close down.The book reveals the intimate operation of power in mediated advice, how words and images, stories and sound can work to shore up social injustice. It critically engages with the ideas of choice and responsibility in sex self-help, arguing that these can obscure and/or justify oppression, even if they're sometimes experienced as empowering and/or pleasurable.This bold and incisive book provides a radical challenge to the assumptions underlying the sex advice industry, and presents a critical, collaborative and consensual vision for sex advice of the future.
As you journey through its pages, you'll encounter a thorough investigation of how mediated advice shapes perceptions of choice and responsibility in sexual relationships. The authors challenge commonly held assumptions, providing a collaborative and consensual framework for future discussions around sex and intimacy. This bold narrative not only empowers readers but also raises critical insights into the complexities of modern relationships.
Every copy of Mediated Intimacy is brand new and comes with free shipping. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery after placing your order. Keep in mind that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Dive into this transformative exploration of mediated intimacy today, and redefine your understanding of sex and relationships for the future.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509509126
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 312
Description:
Mediated Intimacy looks at contemporary sex and relationship advice, exploring how our intimate lives are shaped through different media, from manuals and magazines to television and Twitter. By exploring how intimacy is constructed through different media texts, the authors consider which ideas and practices these changing forms of 'sexpertise' open up, and which they close down.The book reveals the intimate operation of power in mediated advice, how words and images, stories and sound can work to shore up social injustice. It critically engages with the ideas of choice and responsibility in sex self-help, arguing that these can obscure and/or justify oppression, even if they're sometimes experienced as empowering and/or pleasurable.This bold and incisive book provides a radical challenge to the assumptions underlying the sex advice industry, and presents a critical, collaborative and consensual vision for sex advice of the future.