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What can psychology teach us about sex?

How do different bodies and brains respond sexually?

How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality?

The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book explores cultural concerns around sexualisation, pornography, and sex addiction, as well as drawing on research from sexual communities and the applied area of sex therapy.

When so much of our relationship to sex happens in the mind, The Psychology of Sex shows us how important it is to understand where our ideas about sex come from.



Table of Contents

Introduction: Conventional wisdom about sex. Sexuality. Sex. Categorising Sex. Sex Today. Conclusions: Thinking differently about sex.

The Psychology of Sex

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    A Paperback by Meg John Barker

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 1/15/2018 12:03:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781138676497
      978-1138676497
      ISBN-10 1138676497
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      Psychotherapy Sexual abuse and harassment Social, group or collective psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      What can psychology teach us about sex?

      How do different bodies and brains respond sexually?

      How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality?

      The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book explores cultural concerns around sexualisation, pornography, and sex addiction, as well as drawing on research from sexual communities and the applied area of sex therapy.

      When so much of our relationship to sex happens in the mind, The Psychology of Sex shows us how important it is to understand where our ideas about sex come from.



      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Conventional wisdom about sex. Sexuality. Sex. Categorising Sex. Sex Today. Conclusions: Thinking differently about sex.

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