{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality-jane-ward-9781479804467","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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479804460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479804467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.71d","brand":"Jane Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052065452287,"sku":"9781479804467","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a22a872d-e577-4dc8-8648-753c935821a3.jpg?v=1685016761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality-jane-ward-9781479804467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}