{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality","title":"The Tragedy of Heterosexuality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner, 2021 PROSE Award in the Cultural Anthropology \u0026amp; Sociology Category\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist, 2021 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA troubling account of heterosexual desire in the era of #MeToo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeterosexuality is in crisis. Reports of sexual harassment, misconduct, and rape saturate the news in the era of #MeToo. Straight men and women spend thousands of dollars every day on relationship coaches, seduction boot camps, and couple's therapy in a search for happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Heterosexuality\u003c\/i\u003e, Jane Ward smartly explores what, exactly, is wrong with heterosexuality in the twenty-first century, and what straight people can do to fix it for good. She shows how straight women, and to a lesser extent straight men, have tried to mend a fraught patriarchal system in which intimacy, sexual fulfillment, and mutual respect are expected to coexist alongside enduring forms of inequality, alienation, and violence in straight relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWard also takes an intriguing look at the multi-billion-dollar self-help industry, which markets goods and services to help heterosexual couples without addressing the root of their problems. Ultimately, she encourages straight men and women to take a page out of queer culture, reminding them \"about the human capacity to desire, fuck, and show respect at the same time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Ward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Professor of Feminist Studies at University of California Santa Barbara. She is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Heterosexuality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRespectably Queer: Diversity Culture in LGBT Activist Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: March 01, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 216\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781479804467\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches | 0.7 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jane Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48293499699435,"sku":"9781479804467","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781479804467.jpg?v=1779055635","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}