Sex in China introduces readers to some of the dramatic shiftsthat have taken place in Chinese sexual behaviours and attitudes,and public discussions of sex, since the 1980s. The book exploreswhat it means to talk about sex in present-day China,where sex and sexuality are more and more visible in everyday life.Elaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu situate China s changingsexual culture, and how it is governed, in the socio-politicalhistory of the People s Republic of China. They demonstratethat Chinese governmental authorities and policies do not set outstrictly to repress sex; they also create spaces forthe emergence of new sexual subjects and subjectivities. Theydiscuss the complexities surrounding the ongoing explosion ofcommentary on sex and sexuality in the PRC, and the emergence ofnew sexual behaviours and mores.
Sex in China offers clear, critical coverage of sex-relatedissues that are a focus of public concern and debate in China -chapters focus on sex studies; marriage and family planning; youthand sex(iness); gay, lesbian and queer discourses and identities;commercial sex; and HIV/AIDS. This book will be an invaluableresource for students and scholars both of modern China and of sexand sexualities, who wish to understand the role that sex plays in contemporary China.
