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Yale University Press Like Subjects Love Objects Essays on Recognition
Book SynopsisFrom the perspectives of developmental psychoanalysis, this book makes a case for what the author calls "gender heterodoxy", an original view of the similarities and differences between the sexes. In the process, she illuminates aspects of love, sexuality, aggression and pornography.
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Reaktion Books The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages
Book SynopsisThe medieval humoral system of medicine suggested that it was possible to die from having too much – or too little – sex, while the Roman Catholic Church taught that virginity was the ideal state. Holy men and women committed themselves to lifelong abstinence in the name of religion. Everyone was forced to conform to restrictive rules about whom they could have sex with, in what way, how often, and even when, and could be harshly punished for getting it wrong. Other experiences are more familiar. Like us, medieval people faced challenges in finding a suitable partner or trying to get pregnant (or trying not to). They also struggled with many of the same social issues, such as whether prostitution should be legalized. Above all, they shared our fondness for dirty jokes and erotic images. By exploring their sex lives, the book brings ordinary medieval people to life, and reveals details of their most personal thoughts and experiences. Ultimately, it provides us with an important and intimate connection to the past.Trade Review'The story of Simon the goat-lover is just one of hundreds of weird and wonderful anecdotes that rub together in Katherine Harvey's jaunty study of late-medieval sex . . . Her book is an enjoyable romp, smart as well as funny. It left me fully satisfied, with a big smile on my face.' - Dan Jones, Sunday Times; 'When does sex become rumpy-pumpy? . . . By the Middle Ages sex is indisputably odd. Reading Katherine Harvey's The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages, I found myself thinking: weird, weirder and, occasionally, whoa! This is an eye-watering, jaw-dropping, blush-raising book. Harvey, a medieval historian and honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, has peeped through the keyhole of the past and caught the Middle Ages in flagrante. The tone is spot-on: curious but not prurient; correct yet amused.' - Laura Freeman, The Times; 'an expansive, accessible and highly engaging account of what we do - and don't - know about western European sexual culture in the Middle Ages. The book offers multiple insights into the realities of medieval sex.' - BBC History Magazine; 'I can't think of more brilliant Christmas book to give to one's significant other if they have even a passing interest in medieval Europe or the rich and extraordinary sex life of its inhabitants.' - Erotic Review; 'This lively, engaging study combines a scholarly rigour with a sharp eye for telling detail, told in a fluid style that keeps the pages turning. A culture in which clerics commissioned sheelagh-na-gigs - graphic carvings of women displaying their genitals - to adorn their holy buildings perplex us. Harvey takes great care to explain this complicated culture.' - The Irish Times; '[an] irresistibly eccentric cultural history . . . Impeccably researched and impossibly entertaining, The Fires of Lust is a work that transcends its scholarly purpose . . .' - The Australian; 'An illuminating exploration of the surprisingly familiar sex lives of ordinary medieval people . . . By exploring their sex lives, the book brings ordinary medieval people to life, revealing details of their most personal thoughts and experiences. Ultimately, it provides us with an important and intimate connection to the past.' - New Books Network; 'A lively and readable account rooted in a deep knowledge of the scholarly literature on sexuality in medieval western Europe. Harvey's specialism in the history of medicine provides particular depth, and is integrated with legal and cultural material to create a sparkling and convincing whole.' - Ruth Mazo Karras; 'Masterful. There is no better guide to what occurs betwixt the sheets of the medieval bedroom than Katherine Harvey. The Fires of Lust - an absolute triumph.' - Kate Lister, author of A Curious History of Sex and Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts; 'With unabashed directness, a delicate touch of wit, and constant humanity, Katherine Harvey surveys the world of medieval sex and sexuality. Throughout The Fires of Lust she situates the twin themes of morality and medicine in the social and material world that medieval people inhabited. What those people thought, felt, feared and hoped for all play a part, alongside the pronouncements of theologians, lawmakers and intellectuals. Here, in its messy complexity, is medieval life - life laid bare, but always with respect and care. A triumph.' - John H. Arnold, Professor of Medieval History, University of Cambridge, author of Belief and Unbelief in Medieval Europe; 'Learned, fun, and full of surprises - a fascinating, wide-ranging guide to medieval sexual attitudes and experiences.' - Fara Dabhoiwala, author of The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution
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Open University Press Therapeutic Perspectives On Working With Lesbian
Book SynopsisFollowing the success of Pink Therapy (1996 Open University Press) as a practical guide for therapists, counsellors and others in related professions working with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients in affirmative ways, this volume is the first to address how this can be approached from ten of the major therapeutic perspectives. Each approach is discussed with regard to its historical and theoretical relationship to these client groups and how the approach can be beneficial or negative. Guidelines for using the perspective supportively or practically are given, along with references for further study. The volume marks an important step in the dialogue between theoretical approaches and in the future development of, and debate about, these increasingly important fields in contemporary therapy.Table of ContentsNotes on ContributorsForewordIntroductionAnalytical psychologyCognitive-behavioural therapyExistential-phenomenological therapyGay, lesbian and bisexual therapy and its supervisionNeuro-linguistic programmingPerson-centred therapyPsychoanalytic therapyPsychosynthesisSocial constructionist and systemic therapyTransactional analysisIndex.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development is a carefully curated conversation that brings together the top researchers in child and adolescent sexual development to redefine the issues, conflicts, and debates in the field. The Handbook is organized around three foundational questions: first, what is sexual development? Second, how do we study sexual development? And third, what roles might adults - including the institutions of the media, family, and education - play in the sexual development of children and adolescents? As the first of its kind, this collection integrates work from sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, education, cultural studies, and allied fields. Writing from different disciplinary traditions and about a range of international contexts, the contributors explore the role of sexuality in children''s and adolescents'' everyday experiences of identity, family, school, neighborhood, religion, and popular media.Trade Review'Too often, views of sexuality in childhood and adolescence are negative, presenting children and young people as 'innocent', 'reckless' or 'victims'. At last, we have a book that redresses the balance. Focusing on topics as diverse as the media, family and education, and examining sexuality from the early years to young adulthood, this outstanding book offers a beacon of hope in dark times.' Peter Aggleton, University of New South Wales and Australian National University'The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development is a timely, much-needed resource for those who crave context and depth. This book tackles the landscape of sexual development with well-written, engaging, thought-provoking interdisciplinary contributions. Readers at every level will find theories, methods, and data to mull over, learn from, and explore.' Rebecca Plante, Ithaca College, New York'This comprehensive and innovative Handbook will rapidly become the standard reference in the field, as it smoothly engages the complexities of interdisciplinary academia along with rapidly changing cultural contexts. The editors gave their contributors the freedom to define 'sexual development' from their own point of view, which has produced a uniquely rich and readable tapestry of topics and perspectives.' Leonore Tiefer, Founder, New View CampaignTable of ContentsIntroduction: interdisciplinary approaches to sexual development in childhood and adolescence Jen Gilbert and Sharon Lamb; Part I. What is Sexual Development?: Section 1. Children: 1. Are children sexual? Who, what, where, when and how? Sharon Lamb, Lindsay White and Aleksandra Plocha; 2. Towards a central theory of childhood sexuality: a relational approach Allison Moore; 3. A sociological exploration of childhood sexuality: a discursive analysis of parents' and children's perspectives Kerry H. Robinson and Cristyn Davies; 4. Not innocent, but vulnerable: an approach to childhood innocence Lucie Jarkovská and Sharon Lamb; 5. The dynamic expression of sexual-minority and gender-minority experience during childhood and adolescence Lisa M. Diamond; 6. Sexual embodiment in girlhood and beyond: young migrant and refugee women's discourse of silence, secrecy and shame Jane Ussher, Alex Hawkey and Janette Perz; Section 2. Adolescence: 7. The diversity of adolescent male sexuality John DeLamater; 8. Developmental trajectories and milestones of sexual-minority youth Ritch C. Savin-Williams; 9. Bad choices: how neoliberal ideology disguises social injustice in the sexual lives of youth Laina Y. Bay-Cheng; 10. From tightrope to minefield: how the sexual double standard 'lives' in adolescent girls' and young women's lives Deborah L. Tolman and Jennifer F. Chmielewski; 11. Gender, class, and campus sexual cultures: white first-generation college students and the transition to college Amy C. Wilkins and Aubrey Limburg; 12. Yellow fever and yellow impotence: the polarity of Asian American sexuality Rosalind Chou and Brittany Taylor; 13. Conceptualizing sexuality in research about trans youth Julia Sinclair-Palm; Part II. How Do We Study Sexual Development?: 14. Critical methods for studying adolescent sexuality Sarah I. McClelland; 15. Loving possibilities in studies of sexuality education and youth Jessica Fields and Lorena Garcia; 16. Difficulties in the study, research, and pedagogy of sexuality Deborah P. Britzman; 17. Numbers and stories: bridging methods to advance social change Stephen T. Russell; 18. Doing it: participatory visual methodologies and youth sexuality research Katie MacEntee and Sarah Flicker; 19. Research under surveillance: sexuality and gender-based research with children in South Africa Deevia Bhana; Part III. Media, Family, Education: What Roles Might Adults Play?: Section 1. Media: 20. Entertainment media's role in the sexual socialization of Western youth: a review of research from 2000–17 L. Monique Ward, Jessica Moorman and Petal Grower; 21. Adventure, intimacy, identity and knowledge: exploring how social media are shaping and transforming youth sexuality Marijke Naezer and Jessica Ringrose; 22. A sociological/psychological model for understanding pornography and adolescent sexual behavior Jennifer A. Johnson and Ana J. Bridges; 23. Young people, pornography and gendered sexual practices Maddy Coy and Miranda A. H. Horvath; Section 2. Family: 24. Puberty as bio-psycho-social enfolding: mothers' accounts of their early-developing daughters Celia Roberts; 25. Stolen childhood: understanding sexualisation of young girls through 'child marriage' in Zimbabwe Sandra Bhatasara, Manase K. Chiweshe and Nelson Muparamoto; Section 3. Education: 26. The fertile, thorny and enduring role of desire and pleasure in sexuality education Sarah Garland-Levett and Louisa Allen; 27. Norm-critical sex education in Sweden: tensions within a progressive approach Anna Bredström, Eva Bolander and Jenny Bengtsson; 28. Robot babies, young people and pregnancy prevention: alternative imaginings of sexual futures Mary Lou Rasmussen and Aoife Neary.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development is a carefully curated conversation that brings together the top researchers in child and adolescent sexual development to redefine the issues, conflicts, and debates in the field. The Handbook is organized around three foundational questions: first, what is sexual development? Second, how do we study sexual development? And third, what roles might adults - including the institutions of the media, family, and education - play in the sexual development of children and adolescents? As the first of its kind, this collection integrates work from sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, education, cultural studies, and allied fields. Writing from different disciplinary traditions and about a range of international contexts, the contributors explore the role of sexuality in children''s and adolescents'' everyday experiences of identity, family, school, neighborhood, religion, and popular media.Trade Review'Too often, views of sexuality in childhood and adolescence are negative, presenting children and young people as 'innocent', 'reckless' or 'victims'. At last, we have a book that redresses the balance. Focusing on topics as diverse as the media, family and education, and examining sexuality from the early years to young adulthood, this outstanding book offers a beacon of hope in dark times.' Peter Aggleton, University of New South Wales and Australian National University'The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development is a timely, much-needed resource for those who crave context and depth. This book tackles the landscape of sexual development with well-written, engaging, thought-provoking interdisciplinary contributions. Readers at every level will find theories, methods, and data to mull over, learn from, and explore.' Rebecca Plante, Ithaca College, New York'This comprehensive and innovative Handbook will rapidly become the standard reference in the field, as it smoothly engages the complexities of interdisciplinary academia along with rapidly changing cultural contexts. The editors gave their contributors the freedom to define 'sexual development' from their own point of view, which has produced a uniquely rich and readable tapestry of topics and perspectives.' Leonore Tiefer, Founder, New View CampaignTable of ContentsIntroduction: interdisciplinary approaches to sexual development in childhood and adolescence Jen Gilbert and Sharon Lamb; Part I. What is Sexual Development?: Section 1. Children: 1. Are children sexual? Who, what, where, when and how? Sharon Lamb, Lindsay White and Aleksandra Plocha; 2. Towards a central theory of childhood sexuality: a relational approach Allison Moore; 3. A sociological exploration of childhood sexuality: a discursive analysis of parents' and children's perspectives Kerry H. Robinson and Cristyn Davies; 4. Not innocent, but vulnerable: an approach to childhood innocence Lucie Jarkovská and Sharon Lamb; 5. The dynamic expression of sexual-minority and gender-minority experience during childhood and adolescence Lisa M. Diamond; 6. Sexual embodiment in girlhood and beyond: young migrant and refugee women's discourse of silence, secrecy and shame Jane Ussher, Alex Hawkey and Janette Perz; Section 2. Adolescence: 7. The diversity of adolescent male sexuality John DeLamater; 8. Developmental trajectories and milestones of sexual-minority youth Ritch C. Savin-Williams; 9. Bad choices: how neoliberal ideology disguises social injustice in the sexual lives of youth Laina Y. Bay-Cheng; 10. From tightrope to minefield: how the sexual double standard 'lives' in adolescent girls' and young women's lives Deborah L. Tolman and Jennifer F. Chmielewski; 11. Gender, class, and campus sexual cultures: white first-generation college students and the transition to college Amy C. Wilkins and Aubrey Limburg; 12. Yellow fever and yellow impotence: the polarity of Asian American sexuality Rosalind Chou and Brittany Taylor; 13. Conceptualizing sexuality in research about trans youth Julia Sinclair-Palm; Part II. How Do We Study Sexual Development?: 14. Critical methods for studying adolescent sexuality Sarah I. McClelland; 15. Loving possibilities in studies of sexuality education and youth Jessica Fields and Lorena Garcia; 16. Difficulties in the study, research, and pedagogy of sexuality Deborah P. Britzman; 17. Numbers and stories: bridging methods to advance social change Stephen T. Russell; 18. Doing it: participatory visual methodologies and youth sexuality research Katie MacEntee and Sarah Flicker; 19. Research under surveillance: sexuality and gender-based research with children in South Africa Deevia Bhana; Part III. Media, Family, Education: What Roles Might Adults Play?: Section 1. Media: 20. Entertainment media's role in the sexual socialization of Western youth: a review of research from 2000–17 L. Monique Ward, Jessica Moorman and Petal Grower; 21. Adventure, intimacy, identity and knowledge: exploring how social media are shaping and transforming youth sexuality Marijke Naezer and Jessica Ringrose; 22. A sociological/psychological model for understanding pornography and adolescent sexual behavior Jennifer A. Johnson and Ana J. Bridges; 23. Young people, pornography and gendered sexual practices Maddy Coy and Miranda A. H. Horvath; Section 2. Family: 24. Puberty as bio-psycho-social enfolding: mothers' accounts of their early-developing daughters Celia Roberts; 25. Stolen childhood: understanding sexualisation of young girls through 'child marriage' in Zimbabwe Sandra Bhatasara, Manase K. Chiweshe and Nelson Muparamoto; Section 3. Education: 26. The fertile, thorny and enduring role of desire and pleasure in sexuality education Sarah Garland-Levett and Louisa Allen; 27. Norm-critical sex education in Sweden: tensions within a progressive approach Anna Bredström, Eva Bolander and Jenny Bengtsson; 28. Robot babies, young people and pregnancy prevention: alternative imaginings of sexual futures Mary Lou Rasmussen and Aoife Neary.
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Cambridge University Press Intimate Relationships across Cultures
Book SynopsisIntimate relationships exist in social domains, in which there are cultural rules regarding appropriate behaviors. But they also inhabit psychological domains of thoughts, feelings, and desires. How are intimate relationships experienced by people living in various types of romantic or sexual relationships and in various cultural regions around the world? In what ways are they similar, and in what ways are they different? This book presents a cross-cultural extension of the findings originating from the classic Boston Couples Study. Amassing a wealth of new data from almost 9,000 participants worldwide, Hill explores the factors that predict having a current partner, relationship satisfaction, and relationship commitment. These predictions are compared across eight relationship types and nine cultural regions, then uniquely combined in a Comprehensive Partner Model and a Comprehensive Commitment Model. The findings test the generalizability of previous theories about intimate relationsTrade Review'This book is a remarkable historical achievement in the study of close relationships, representing the culmination of 38 years of research into the factors that keep couples in romantic relationships together … the book achieves a powerful melding of theory, data, and deep insight into what makes romantic relationships crucial sources of satisfaction, no matter where they happen to be.' R. R. Cornelius, ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword Daniel Perlman; Introduction: why was this book written?; 1. How do we know what matters in intimate relationships?; 2. Why do people seek intimate relationships?; 3. How are intimate partners selected?; 4. What is love and how is intimacy expressed?; 5. How do sexual attitudes and behaviors matter?; 6. What are the dynamics of exchange and power?; 7. How do couples cope with conflict?; 8. How do external factors matter in intimate relationships?; 9. How do intimate relationships relate to well-being?; 10. How do the predictions combine in comprehensive models?; 11. How much do the levels of factors vary?; 12. What are the implications of the study?; 13. How might the findings apply to other social relationships?; Epilogue: what future research is needed?
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Broadview Press Ltd Philosophizing About Sex
Book SynopsisAncient Greek philosophers, medieval theologians, Enlightenment thinkers, and contemporary humanists alike have debated all aspects of human sexuality, including its purpose, permissibility, normalcy, and risks. Philosophizing About Sex provides a philosophical guide to those longstanding and important debates. Each chapter takes a general issue (freedom, privacy, objectification, etc.) and shows how ongoing public discussions of sexuality can be illuminated by careful philosophical investigation. Debates over topics such as sexual assault, sexual orientation, sex education, prostitution, and “sexting” involve larger questions about morality, law, science, and politics and cannot be intelligently discussed in isolation from broader issues. By asking deceptively simple questions, this book shows how difficult but important it is to arrive at satisfying answers.Trade Review“The book is beautifully written, managing the difficult task of being accessible, friendly to the non-philosopher or beginner, judicious in its treatment of the various arguments, comprehensive and up to date in its awareness of the range of writing on any topic, and yet philosophically robust and rich. … the best available introduction to the philosophy of sex.” — David Archard, The Philosophical Quarterly“In equal measures comprehensive and conversational, substantive and subtle, Philosophizing About Sex is a welcome introduction to the field. Philosophers of every tradition, age, and persuasion—as well as scholars from a variety of disciplines—are put into conversation to illuminate such complex issues as privacy, violence, identity, and law, always with the goal of clarifying, rather than resolving, central questions. Shrage and Stewart’s book makes classroom discussions regarding philosophy and sex an inviting prospect.” — Ann Cahill, Elon University“Shrage and Stewart cover a comprehensive range of topics throughout the domain of human sexuality and sexual activity, including a host of recent newsworthy subjects, such as ‘cybersex,’ trans-gender issues, polyamory, ‘sexting,’ ‘revenge porn,’ BDSM, and female genital mutilation. The writing is philosophically rich, but crisp and easily readable. In short, this book shows the wisdom that comes from the authors’ having taught through this material many, many times.” — Scott A. Anderson, University of British Columbia“Finally, we have a first-rate introduction to the philosophy of sex and love. While providing a comprehensive overview, Philosophizing About Sex manages to balance attention to important introductory philosophical topics with a full engagement with much of the best of the core literature. And it does so with a genuine concern for making both available to the new reader. Fortunately, as we find in excellent textbooks, some ideas are wisely left open for further investigation where others are treated more provocatively, inviting critical engagement by more experienced readers. Enjoy!” — Helga Varden, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign“A superb new text in the philosophy of sex! Shrage and Stewart review the central issues and classic texts along with the newest issues arising as law, technology, and mores change (for instance: cyber-rape). A first-rate overview of the literature, both historical and contemporary, and a riveting discussion of conceptual and ethical issues. The book is clearly written and accessible, with plenty of rich examples as well as philosophical depth—I am looking forward to using it in class!” — Elizabeth Brake, Arizona State University“Shrage and Stewart provide a sorely needed textbook on timely topics of great philosophical interest.” — Matt L. Drabek, Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy“Overall, Shrage and Stewart have created a well-written and accessible introduction to current issues in philosophizing about sex. Their book offers an invaluable tool for anyone looking to bring some of the many conversations about sexual violence and harassment on campus in general (and in philosophy in particular) into the learning environment, and as such should be a welcome addition to core reading lists across a range of courses.” — F. Vera-Gray, Durham University, APA NewsletterTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 Defining SexWhat Is a Sexual Act?How Many People Does It Take to Have Sex?Is Cybersex Genuine Sex?Does Sex Have a Purpose?Chapter 2 Sexual AttractionDo Opposites Attract?How Are a Person’s Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Related?Are We Born Gay or Straight?Chapter 3 Sexual Objectification and AutonomyIs It Wrong to Sexually Objectify Someone?Is Consent a Sufficient Condition for Moral Sex?Is It Wrong to Pay, or Be Paid, for Sex?What Does It Mean to Have Sexual Autonomy?What Is the Connection between “Exoticizing” and “Eroticizing” Someone?Chapter 4 Sex and ViolenceAre Laws Prohibiting Sexual Offenses Effective and Just?Why Do Some Governments Take Steps to Eradicate Sexual Harassment?Are Sexual Assaults More Injurious than Other Kinds of Assaults?Is Cyber-rape a Form of Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, or Offensive Speech?Is Rape a Byproduct or a Weapon of War?Is Manipulative Sexual Seduction Fair Play?Chapter 5 Sexual Perversion and Sodomy LawsHow Do We Distinguish “Normal,” Weird, Unnatural, Perverted, and Harmful Sex?Should There Be Laws against Sodomy?Is Perverse Sex Morally Bad?What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Solitary Sex?Chapter 6 Sex and MarriageMust Marital Partners Be Sexual Partners?Who Should Be Allowed to Marry?Should Adulterers Be Subject to Criminal or Civil Penalties?Does Arranged Marriage Violate Sexual Autonomy?Is Virginity Valuable in a Potential Spouse?Chapter 7 Sex and ChildrenWhat Should Children and Adolescents Be Taught about Sex?Who Should Provide Sex Education: Parents, Schools, or Health-care Providers? Do Public Sex-education Programs Serve the Public Good?Is Sex Always Harmful for Children?Chapter 8 Sexual Speech and the Freedom of ExpressionHow Is Child Pornography Harmful?Are Child and Adult Pornography Significantly Different?Are Stripping and Lap-dancing Art Forms, and Should They Be Protected Forms of Self-expression?Why Does the Topic of Sex Make Us Laugh?Does Sexual Speech in a Workplace Generally Involve Sexual Harassment?Chapter 9 Sexual PrivacyWhy Is Sexual Privacy Important?Is It Wrong to Force Someone “Out of the Closet”?When Does “Sexting” Violate a Person’s Privacy?How Should Violations of Sexual Privacy Be Treated and Punished?Chapter 10 Sex and ResponsibilityWhat Should We Be Required to Disclose about Ourselves to Our Sexual Partners before Engaging in Sex? Can Sex or Porn Be Addictive?Should Fatherhood Be a Choice?Are We Responsible for the Fetuses We Unintentionally Create?Do Committed Relationships Entail Special Moral and Sexual Duties?Chapter 11 The Scientific and Medical Study of SexCan Sex Be Studied Scientifically?Is Sexology a Science?Why Does the Female Orgasm Puzzle Scientists?What Are the Criteria of Sexual Dysfunction and When Is Medical Intervention Appropriate?Chapter 12 Sex and the Limits of Tolerance in Secular Democratic SocietiesShould We Care about the Sexual Improprieties of Our Political Leaders?Should Genital Cutting Practices Be Tolerated?Should BDSM Be Restricted?Index
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Linden Publishing Co Inc Myths of Love: Echoes of Ancient Mythology in the
Book SynopsisDr. Ruth Westheimer, America'';s favorite sex therapist, analyzes ancient myth and its relevance to 21st century relationships in her new book Myths of Love: Echoes of Greek and Roman Mythology in the Modern Romantic Imagination. From humanity'';s earliest beginnings, people have puzzled over the dual nature of love. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, love was sweet, but it was also irrational, cruel, and often deadly. Faced with the terrible paradox of love, classical civilization produced some of the most psychologically insightful myths of all time - stories of classic archetypes such as Narcissus, Helen of Troy, and Venus and Adonis. Dr. Ruth and classical scholar Jerome E. Singerman insightfully examine the underlying psychology of the ancient myths and explain why their universal appeal has shaped the imagination of Western civilization for millennia. Myths of Love traces how these myths of endured in literature and art across the centuries and how they still influence how we think about sex and relationships today. Surveying a vast range of Greek and Roman literature from Homer to Ovid,''Myths of Love'' retells and reconsiders the full gamut of human sexual experience, from the tenderest expressions of married love to the savage, self-destructive passions of narcissism on jealousy. Bridging high culture and pop culture, ''Myths of Love'' reveals the secret connections between classic literature and today''s popular novels and films. A stimulating blend of art, science, ancient religion, and the passions and contradictions of the human heart, ''Myths of Love'' is a smart and sexy revisit to the roots of Western culture''s eternal fascination with love.
£16.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Marriage: Psychological Implications, Social
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors explore the psychological implications, social expectations and role of sexuality in marriage today. Topics presented from across the globe include the nature of the sexual relationship in marriage and during transition to parenthood; gender attitudes in marriage and the division of unpaid family work; health concerns of transnational marriage of immigrant women in Taiwan; couple generativity in relation to familial and social bonds; the marriage and health association; and the social structures that influence marriage and divorce.
£126.74
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Resurrecting Sex
Book SynopsisIn this remarkable sexual health and wellness book, Dr. David Schnarch, world-renowned sex and marital therapist and author of Passionate Marriage, offers a groundbreaking approach to resolving sexual difficulties and the relationship problems they cause. By showing couples how they can turn their worst sex and relationship disasters into personal growth and spiritual connection, Dr. Schnarch offers couples the best sex of their lives.In addition to taking an unflinchingly honest, realistic, and erotic approach to sex, Dr. Schnarch reveals the complicated emotional interactions hidden within couples'' most private moments. Resurrecting Sex speaks of compassion, partnership, generosity, and integrity in adult sexual relationships, offering hope to millions of people who are struggling with sexual difficulties.Uplifting, provocative, and heartfelt, the book is organized into four sections: A crash course in sex Expl
£15.29
Penguin Putnam Inc The Art of Seduction
Book SynopsisFrom the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, a mesmerizing handbook on seduction: the most subtle and effective form of power When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four maneuvers and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over his target. Understand how to Poeticize Your Presence, Keep them in Suspense - What Comes Next and Master the Art of the Bold Move. Every bit as essential as The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate form of power.
£22.10
Oxford University Press Mating Intelligence Unleashed
Book SynopsisThere''s intelligence involved in mating? Until recently, evolutionary psychologists have considered human mating behavior to be universal and similar to other animals, painting a picture of human mating as visceral, animalistic, and instinctual. But that''s not the whole story. In courtship and display, sexual competition and rivalry, we are guided by Mating Intelligence, or the range of psychological abilities designed for sexual reproduction. Mating Intelligence is at work in our efforts to form, maintain, coordinate, and terminate relationships. It guides us in flirtation, foreplay, copulation, mind-reading, mate search, mate choice, and many other behaviors that may have reproductive payoffs.In Mating Intelligence Unleashed, psychologists Glenn Geher and Scott Barry Kaufman take a fascinating tour of the intersection of mating and intelligence by drawing on cutting-edge research on evolutionary psychology, intelligence, creativity, personality, social psychology, developmental psyTrade Review[a] delightful and fascinating book ... An important contribution to the literature ... Highly recommended. * R.R. Cornelius, CHOICE *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Cupid's Cognitive Arrow ; 2. "I'm Too Sexy for this Canvas": Why Creativity is Sexy ; 3. Wanted! Neurotic Mess: The Role of Personality in Mating ; 4. What's your Cue?: Attractiveness and Mate Choice in the Real World ; 5. Game Plans: The Highly Contextual Nature of Human Mating Strategies ; 6. "She Totally Wants Me": In the World of Mating, Biased Perceptions are Everywhere ; 7. "I Really am a Tall Doctor - And of Course I Love You!": Mind-Reading, Emotional Intelligence, and Deception ; 8. Do Nice Guys Finish Last?: The Multiple Routes to Mating Success ; 9. Mating Intelligence Saves the World ; 10. The Mating Intelligence Scale
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Oxford University Press, USA The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships provides the best, most in-depth, and most comprehensive summary of the study of close relationships. The book is divided into eight sections: introductory comments, major theoretical approaches to relationships, attraction in relationships, models of relationship functioning and processes, daily relationship functioning, psychological and physical well-being in relationships, relationships across development and time, and concluding comments. The 37 chapters showcase the most important classic and contemporary theories, models, and empirical research that have been conducted across three dozen major topic areas within the field of close relationships. Chapter topics range in scope from evolutionary approaches to understanding relationships, the battle between the sexes, cultural influences on relationships, female sexuality, personality in relationships, intimate partner violence, relationships and health, social development, and adult relatiTable of ContentsPart One: Introduction to the Volume ; 1. The Blossoming of Relationship Science ; Lorne Campbell and Jeffry A. Simpson ; Part Two: Major Theoretical Approaches to Relationships ; 2. Relationships from an Evolutionary Life History Perspective ; Douglas T. Kenrick, Steven L. Neuberg, and Andrew E. White ; 3. An Interdependence Theory Analysis of Close Relationships ; Ximena B. Arriaga ; 4. The Role of Attachment Security in Adolescent and Adult Close Relationships ; Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver ; 5. The Self-Expansion Model of Motivation and Cognition in Close Relationships ; Arthur Aron, Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., Debra Mashek, and Elaine N. Aron ; 6. Regulating Interpersonal Risk ; Justin V. Cavallo, Sandra L. Murray, and John G. Holmes ; Part Three: Attraction in Relationships ; 7. Love is a battlefield: Romantic Attraction, Intrasexual Competition, and Conflict between the Sexes ; Jon K. Maner and Joshua M. Ackerman ; 8. Cultural Influences on Attraction ; Paul W. Eastwick ; 9. Implicit Theories of Relationships: Destiny and Growth Beliefs ; C. Raymond Knee and Kristen N. Petty ; Part Four: Models of Relationship Functioning and Processes ; 10. The Social Psychology of Love ; Beverley Fehr ; 11. Error Management in Relationships ; Martie G. Haselton and Andrew Galperin ; 12. Communal (and Other) Relationships: History, Theory Development, Recent Findings, and Future Directions ; Margaret S. Clark and Oriana R. Aragon ; 13. Transference and the Relational Self ; Serena Chen, Helen C. Boucher, Susan M. Andersen, and S. Adil Saribay ; 14. Love, Reality, and Illusion in Intimate Relationships ; Garth Fletcher and Patrick Kerr ; 15. Motivations for Promotion or Prevention in Close Relationships ; Daniel C. Molden and Heike A. Winterheld ; 16. Empathic Accuracy in Close Relationships ; William Ickes and Sara D. Hodges ; 17. The Nature of Female Sexuality: Insights into the Dynamics of Romantic Relationships ; Steven W. Gangestad and Christine E. Garver-Apgar ; 18. Responsiveness ; Harry T. Reis and Margaret S. Clark ; Part Five: Daily Relationship Functioning ; 19. Regulation Processes in Close Relationships ; Nickola C. Overall and Jeffry A. Simpson ; 20. Intimate Partner Violence ; Eli J. Finkel and Christopher I. Eckhardt ; 21. Implicit Cognition and Relationship Processes ; Rainer Banse and Roland Imhoff ; 22. Emotion Regulation in Close Relationships ; Tammy English, Oliver P. John, and James J. Gross ; 23. Emotion in Relationships ; Leanne K. Knobloch and Sandra Metts ; 24. Personality and Relationships ; James K. McNulty ; 25. Interdependence Revisited: Perspectives from Cultural Psychology ; Stanley O. Gaines Jr. and Deletha P. Hardin ; 26. Relationship Maintenance Processes ; John E. Lydon and Sara K. Quinn ; 27. Sexuality in Relationships ; Lisa M. Diamond ; Part Six: Psychological and Physical Well-Being in Relationships ; 28. Romantic Relationships and Health ; Timothy J. Loving and Richard Slatcher ; 29. Gratitude and Forgiveness in Relationships ; Frank D. Fincham and Steven R.H. Beach ; 30. Couples and Stress: How Demands Outside a Relationship Affect Intimacy within the Relationship ; Benjamin R. Karney and Lisa A. Neff ; 31. Toward an Integrative Neuroscience of Relationships ; Lane Beckes and James A. Coan ; 32. Social Support Processes in Relationships ; Brian Lakey ; Part Seven: Relationships Across Development and Time ; 33. Repeated Measures with Dyads ; Tessa V. West ; 34. What's Past is Prologue: Social Developmental Antecedents of Close Relationships ; Katherine C. Haydon and Glenn I. Roisman ; 35. The Development of Human Reproductive Strategies: Toward an Integration of Life History and Sexual Selection Models ; Jenee James and Bruce J. Ellis ; 36. Divorce and Close Relationships: Findings, Themes, and Future Directions ; David A. Sbarra and Connie J.A. Beck ; Part Eight: Capstone ; 37. The Waving of the Relationship Flag ; Jeffry A. Simpson and Lorne Campbell
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Pole Dancing Empowerment and Embodiment
Book SynopsisThis book provides an international, multi-disciplinary empirical account of pole classes and how they fit into wider discourses about bodies and gender, and age and fitness. In particular, the book explores how women initiate agency and espouse liberation and empowerment through something as seemingly problematic as pole classes.Trade Review'This book pays much needed attention to a fascinating phenomenon emerging from striptease culture and the mainstreaming of sex...Holland's cutting-edge ethnography illuminates brilliantly the complexities of feminized and embodied empowerment swirling around these poles, as women from all walks of life explore this new form of exercise and self-expression. 'Poler' is now a new word in my vocabulary!' - Catherine M. Roach, Associate Professor, New College, University of Alabama, USA 'Pole Dancing, Empowerment and Embodiment is accessibly and appealingly written...[offering] a fresh perspective and much needed empirical contribution to current debates around the sexualisation of culture.' - Sociological Research OnlineTable of ContentsIntroduction Towards a Feminist Ethnography From Circus& Sex … … to Fitness& Leisure What is a Pole Class? What Not to Wear Diversity& Empowerment? A Thing of Beauty' The Pole Community: Opening Closed Minds Case Study I: 'Empowering women with confidence' Case Study II: Power Moves& Everyday Bodies Conclusions: A Positive Active Identity? Appendix I: Questions for online questionnaire and statistics of responses Appendix II: Websites of Instructors Who Took Part + Schools Mentioned Bibliography Index
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ABC-CLIO Sex and Love
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Yale University Press Feminism Psychoanalytic Theory
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Yale University Press Splitting
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Becoming Gay
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Little, Brown & Company Masters and Johnson on Sex and Human Loving
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W. W. Norton & Company Constructing the Sexual Crucible
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Penguin Young Readers This Is Your Brain on Birth Control
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iUniverse Three In Love Mnages Trois from Ancient to Modern Times Menages a Trois from Ancient to Modern Times
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Random House USA Inc The History of Sexuality an Introduction 001
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Hachette Go Tell Me What You Want
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Jason Aronson, Inc. The Sexual Relationship
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Beacon Press Desire
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New York University Press Changing Our Minds Lesbian Feminism and Psychology 16 The Cutting Edge Lesbian Life and Literature Series
Book SynopsisWomen today are being instructed on how they can raise their self-esteem, love their inner child, survive their toxic families, overcome codependency, and experience a revolution from within. By holding up the ideal of a pure and happy inner core, psychotherapists refuse to acknowledge that a certain degree of unhappiness or dissatisfaction is a routine part of life and not necessarily a cause for therapy. Lesbians specifically are now guided to define themselves according to their frailties, inadequacies, and insecurities. An incisive critique of contemporary feminist psychology and therapy, Changing our Minds argues not just that the current practice of psychology is flawed, but that the whole idea of psychology runs counter to many tenets of lesbian feminist politics. Recognizing that many lesbians do feel unhappy and experience a range of problems that detract from their well-being, Changing Our Minds makes positive, prescriptive suggestions for non-psychological ways of understandTrade Review"Changing Our Minds is a brave, invigorating, and important book... essential reading for anyone in, or anyone who studies, the helping professions; it is even more essential for any woman in distress who wants 'help'." -Phyllis Chesler, Ph.D,author of Women and Madness, About Men, and Mothers on Trial: The Battle for Children and Custody "A wide-ranging, hard-hitting analysis of psychology and its dangers. Changing Our Minds should be compulsory reading for all psychologists and deserves a place on every feminist's bookshelf." -Sue Wilkinson,editor of Feminism & Psychology: An International Journal "Thoughtful, probing, and caring... Destined for distinction as one of the best books of the year." -Janice G. Raymond,author of Women as Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle Over Women's Freedom and A Passion for Friends
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Vanderbilt University Press The Sexual Self
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Vanderbilt University Press The Sexual Self
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