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Culture and the Condom (Complicated Conversation)

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I found myself getting bored as I read this book. There wasn't enough new information to keep me interested in reading further. I didn't expect it to be revolutionary, but I did expect the book to hold my interest. I probably shouldn't have expected too much from a book about condoms!

This book (Culture and the Condom) has done something no one else has done, which is to study condoms and sexuality within the larger framework of cultural and gender constructions of consciousness. Unlike the reviewer below I found this book edited extremely well, each chapter deconstructed the elements of condoms and culture in a different and unique perspective. This book has engaged me to rethink my ideas of sexuality relating to culture allowing an alternative discourse to be entered not only into my head but also adds awareness to a larger social field. A must read for any cultural theorist, or anyone interested in condoms, American sexuality and society. Not only is this the first book to examine condoms in a larger setting but also the argument is constructed brilliantly leaving few rocks uncovered.

This book (Culture and the Condom) has done something no one else has done, which is to study condoms and sexuality within the larger framework of cultural and gender constructions of consciousness. Unlike the reviewer below I found this book edited extremely well, each chapter deconstructed the elements of condoms and culture in a different and unique perspective. This book has engaged me to rethink my ideas of sexuality relating to culture allowing an alternative discourse to be entered not only into my head but also adds awareness to a larger social field. A must read for any cultural theorist, or anyone interested in condoms, American sexuality and society. Not only is this the first book to examine condoms in a larger setting but also the argument is constructed brilliantly leaving few rocks uncovered.

The book deals with one material object: the condom. The manner in which it presents deep social philosophical cultural historical and political issues is fun, and fascinating. However, make no doubts about it -- the book is well researched and well documented A deep highly complex work ... it is both interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. I enjoyed it completely and recommend it highly

I thought this book was dull and poorly edited. I was expecting a more interesting book. I was disappointed in the content and the delivery.