Exposure
A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment
by Chauntelle Tibbals
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Pub Date Jul 07 2015 | Archive Date Feb 16 2016
Greenleaf Book Group | Greenleaf Book Group Press
Description
In Exposure: A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment, Chauntelle Tibbals exposes readers to one of the most mysterious businesses and significant subcultures shaping our modern world – porn. Adult entertainment is a part of us – it’s a hugely influential component of our culture. Like it or not, it partially shapes who we are as a society. And we as a society help shape it right back. Porn takes on our sexual desires and dreams, often in ways that we’re uncomfortable with.
Tibbals takes us through her own process – from precocious Southern California girl to marginalized sociology Ph.D. student to renowned adult industry expert. She shares her adventures and observations – often hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, and always enlightening – in order to give us a nuanced look at a community that’s simultaneously influential and reviled, powerful and stigmatized. From the altered reality of pornographic film sets to wildly inappropriate fans at trade shows, Tibbals has seen it all. And she will be the first person to tell you: the adult industry is nothing like you’d expect. It’s a world that deals in sex and is shrouded in mystery but is ultimately no different from any other.
Advance Praise
“If you want to speak from understanding and not parrot media portrayals of us, read this book!” -- Nina Hartley, adult entertainment actress and director, sex educator
“Dr. Chauntelle incessantly pokes holes in the doctrine that most of us have grown up with in America. Exposure shatters those notions.” -- Steven St. Croix, 11 time AVN Award best actor winner
“Many conventional university-types have spurned Dr. Chauntelle and her work merely because of the topic. Do not repeat this mistake. If people are doing it, then sociologists should be studying it, and you should be reading about it in Exposure.” -- Kerry O. Ferris, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
“For anyone with a passing interest in porn—and let's be honest, we all have more than a passing interest in porn—this book is a must-read.” -- EJ Dickson, Lifestyle Editor, The Daily Dot
“Dr. Chauntelle brings a voice of expertise and legitimacy to an industry that rarely, if ever, gets the serious treatment it deserves.” -- Nate Glass, Takedown Piracy
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781626341937 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
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