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Sex is not a natural act : and other essays
- Author
- Tiefer, Leonore.
- Title
- Sex is not a natural act : and other essays / Leonore Tiefer.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1995.
- Description
- xvi, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Series
- Psychology, gender, and theory
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index. Copy 2 is paperbound.
- Contents
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- "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
- Six months at the Daily News
- The kiss
- Advice to the lovelorn
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Summary
- Collection of the author's essays includes popular as well as professional writings and lectures on the social construction of sexuality.
- Kinsey subjects
- Sex behavior research--Adult. Sex attitudes--Adult.
- ISBN
- 0813316588