{"product_id":"tragedy-of-heterosexuality","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\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist, 2021 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA troubling account of heterosexual desire in the era of #MeToo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Tragedy of Heterosexuality","offer_id":50872359649477,"sku":null,"price":56.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-4798-0446-7.jpg?v=1793761823","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/tragedy-of-heterosexuality","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}