Sex is not a natural act and other essays /
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| Author / Creator: | Tiefer, Leonore. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2004. |
| Description: | xv, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5135187 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Introduction An Uphill Battle
- Part 1. Sex is Not a Natural Act Theme and Variations
- 1. ""Am I Normal?"" The Question of Sex
- 2. Social Constructionism And the Study of Human Sexuality
- 3. Sexual Biology And The Symbolism of the Natural
- 4. Historical, Scientific Clinical, and Feminist Criticisms Of ""The Human Sexual Response Cycle"" Model
- 5. Applications Of Social Constructionism To Research on Gender And Sexuality
- Part 2. Popular Writings On the Theme
- 6. Six Months At the Daily News
- 7. The Kiss
- 8. Advice to the Lovelorn
- Part 3. Feminism and Sexuality
- 9. An Activist in Sexology
- 10. Gender and Meaning In the Nomenclature Of Sexual Dysfunctions
- 11. Deconstructing Prefeminist Sexuality Research
- 12. The Feminist Revolution And Sexuality
- 13. Feminisms and Pornographies
- 14. Some Harms to Women Of Restrictions On Sexually Related Expression
- Part 4. Phallocentrism Redux
- 15. Sexism in Sex Therapy Whose Idea is ""Sensate"" Focus?
- 16. In Pursuit Of the Perfect Penis The Medicalization Of Male Sexuality
- 17. The Medicalization Of Impotence Normalizing Phallocentrism
- 18. Might Premature Ejaculation Be a Physical Disorder? The Perfect Penis Takes a Giant Step Forward
- Part 5. Conclusion The Politics of Sexology
- 19. Three Crises Facing Sexology
- 20. New Perspectives in Sexology From Rigor (mortis) to Richness
- 21. Women's Sexuality Not a Matter of Health
- 22. Sex is Not a Natural Act The Next Phase
- Notes
- References
- About the Book And Author
- Index
