Political struggle situated within and between cleavages based on sexuality,
gender, and age is examined in this volume. The collection offers cutting edge
work that challenges traditional notions of what is political sociology and what
constitutes political behavior. Political activism organized around identities
of transgender, intersex, lesbian, gay, and old age demonstrates the increasing
importance of identity politics for political sociologists and social movements
scholars alike.
The authors combined in this volume teach students and scholars of political
sociology the continued significance of questions related to the culture wars
and art as an agent of change, the role of political opportunity and threat in
social movements, transgender and