{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality-9781479851553","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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist, 2021 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA troubling account of heterosexual desire in the era of #MeToo\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479851553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at University of California Riverside, where she teaches courses in feminist, queer, and heterosexuality studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNot Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men \u003c\/i\u003e(New York University Press, 2015), and \u003ci\u003eRespectably Queer: Diversity Culture in LGBT Activist Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39826866864243,"sku":"9781479851553","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_17c08ca7-fa2d-42e9-91ad-9e34e20ed7e0.jpg?v=1644556760","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality-9781479851553","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}