This book surveys the changes taking place at the start of the twenty-first century in the social, cultural, political and economic domains and their impact on sexuality, health and human rights. The relationships between men, women and children are changing quickly, as are the traditional family structures. What were once viewed as private matters have become public, and the conflicts between these emerging movements have come into the open. .This work presents a framework for understanding this new world, set in the context of the major theoretical debates of the last few decades.