| An Introduction to the Study of Sexuality 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Horrocks, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312172826 ISBN-13: 9780312172824 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: This book examines some of the ways in which sexuality has been described and interpreted in Western culture. In the first part of the book, four important paradigms are examined: the Christian view of sex as sinful; the psychoanalytical model; the 'social construction' model, which proposes that 'sexuality' is a modern concept; and fourthly, the possible connections between sexuality and spirituality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 306.7 |
| LCCN: 96-39262 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.45" W x 8.44" (0.62 lbs) 207 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines some of the ways in which sexuality has been described and interpreted in the West. The main models examined are: the Christian view of sex as sinful; the psychoanalytical model, including such notions as the sexual drive, infantile sexuality, the Oedipus complex, and the distinction between male and female sexuality; the 'social construction' model, which proposes that 'sexuality' is a modern concept; and the links between sexuality and spirituality. There is also some consideration of feminist and gay approaches to sexuality, and the complicated subject of male sexuality. |