Judith Surkis
Sexing the Citizen
- ISBN 13:
- 9780801477225
- author:
- Judith Surkis
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.5 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Gender Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Sexing the Citizen: Morality and Masculinity in France, 1870-1920 by Judith Surkis explores how marriage became central to the making of a republican social order in Third Republic France. Marriage was seen as the foundation and guarantee of social stability, with masculine sexuality playing a key role in shaping this ideal. The book argues that marriage affirmed a citizen's masculinity while controlling his desires. This cultural and intellectual history provides new insights into how concerns about sexuality influenced the Third Republic's pedagogical projects. The book examines debates on education reform and venereal disease, revealing the seriousness with which social policies took control of male sexuality. Surkis's analysis of republican moral philosophy and Emile Durkheim's sociology sheds light on modern French thinking about society, highlighting how sexual norms continue to shape our understanding of citizenship.
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