Sex and sexuality have always been the subject of much attention, both scholarly and popular. Yet, accounts of the early years of the United States tend to overlook the importance of their influence on the shaping of American culture. This book addresses this neglected topic with original research covering a wide spectrum, from sexual behavior to ......
In 1888, Leo Tolstoy mysteriously declared that sexual intercourse should no longer exist. Years later he would admit to being "horrified" by this pronouncement, but still remained an ardent believer in sexual abstinence. Frequenter of brothels in his youth, father of thirteen children by his wife and at least two children by peasant women before ......
Suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, this book includes both classic and contemporary readings, drawn from all branches of psychology - social, developmental, personality, cognitive, history, physiological/biological - as well as from other disciplines, including sociology, philosophy, and anthropology.
Provides an exploration of both progress made and problems encountered as psychologists grapple with gender. This volume includes both classic and contemporary readings, drawn from all branches of psychology - social, developmental, personality, cognitive, history, physiological/biological - as well as from other disciplines.
Argues that we can reduce alarming rates of sexually transmitted disease, sexual violence and abuse, and unwanted pregnancy through responsible co-operative action. This work provides an analysis of these problems which demonstrates that our sexual malaise emerged from Victorian attitudes, religious intolerance, and misconceptions about sexuality.
In this media driven age in which private has become public we have seen the Stonewall riots, which launched the gay rights movement, Hair on Broadway with a nude cast, art from Mapplethorpe to Madonna, AIDS and safe sex campaigns, drag gone mainstream, and adolescents engaging in sexual activity at increasingly younger ages. At the same time, ......
In this media driven age in which private has become public we have seen the Stonewall riots, which launched the gay rights movement, Hair on Broadway with a nude cast, art from Mapplethorpe to Madonna, AIDS and safe sex campaigns, drag gone mainstream, and adolescents engaging in sexual activity at increasingly younger ages. At the same time, ......
Despite the explosion of critical writing on gender and sexuality, relatively little work has focused on Latin America. The authors state that the study of sexuality in Latin America requires a break with the dominant Anglo-European model of gender.
Assesses where we are 15 years later, how far we've come and, more importantly, how far we have still to go. This book argues for the need to integrate the struggle against sexual exploitation in prostitution into broader feminist struggles and to place it, as one of several connected issues, in the forefront of the feminist agenda.
