Arlene Stein is Pro­fes­sor of Soci­ol­o­gy at Rut­gers and the author of three books about Amer­i­can cul­ture and gen­der pol­i­tics. Her pre­vi­ous works include The Stranger Next Door, which won the Ruth Bene­dict Prize, and Sex and Sen­si­bil­i­ty. Her writ­ing has appeared in The Nation, The For­ward, and Jacobin, among oth­er publications.