This thought-provoking new collection, <i>Sexualities in Anthropology: A Reader</i> offers insights into the diversity of human social beliefs and practices relating to sexuality in different times and in different cultures around the world. <ul type="disc"><li><p>Substantial editorial introductions set each Part in context of the field, providing readers helpful background and explanatory notes.<li>Presents a comprehensive collection of key historical and current readings in the social anthropology of sexuality<li>Includes literature on both heterosexualities and same-sex sexualities<li>Explores the key works and major debates of prominent scholars in the field, such as Mead, Malinowski, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Newton</st1:City></st1:place>, Herdt, and others<li>Introduces readers to major theoretical developments (“essentialist” and “constructionist” positions)</ul>