Sex Is Not a Natural Act and Other Essays

Name: Sex Is Not a Natural Act and Other Essays
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ISBN: 9780813341859

ISBN-10: 081334185X

ISBN-13: 9780813341859

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Leonore Tiefer

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A revised collection of provocative essays on sex and its many meanings in our culture, by one of the most original and highly regarded sexologists working in the field today.

Book details

List price: $56.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/13/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.16" wide x 8.71" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



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Introduction An Uphill Battle



Sex is Not a Natural Act Theme and Variations



""Am I Normal?"" The Question of Sex



Social Constructionism And the Study of Human Sexuality



Sexual Biology And The Symbolism of the Natural



Historical, Scientific Clinical, and Feminist Criticisms Of ""The Human Sexual Response Cycle"" Model



Applications Of Social Constructionism To Research on Gender And Sexuality



Popular Writings On the Theme



Six Months At the Daily News



The Kiss



Advice to the Lovelorn



Feminism and Sexuality



An Activist in Sexology



Gender and Meaning In the Nomenclature Of Sexual Dysfunctions



Deconstructing Prefeminist Sexuality Research



The Feminist Revolution And Sexuality



Feminisms and Pornographies



Some Harms to Women Of Restrictions On Sexually Related Expression



Phallocentrism Redux



Sexism in Sex Therapy Whose Idea is ""Sensate"" Focus?



In Pursuit Of the Perfect Penis The Medicalization Of Male Sexuality



The Medicalization Of Impotence Normalizing Phallocentrism



Might Premature Ejaculation Be a Physical Disorder? The Perfect Penis Takes a Giant Step Forward



Conclusion The Politics of Sexology



Three Crises Facing Sexology



New Perspectives in Sexology From Rigor (mortis) to Richness



Women's Sexuality Not a Matter of Health



Sex is Not a Natural Act The Next Phase


Notes


References


About the Book And Author


Index