Based on the belief that thoughtful dialogue can engender positive change, this book explores the implications for psychology of essentialist and social constructionist understandings of sexual orientation. It presents theoretical frameworks, followed by application sections dealing with clinical practice, research and theory, and public policy.
Covering the theory and research on the char acteristics of sexual desire, the authors use findings from research on sexual and romantic attraction. The book also ex plores the individual physical and mental factors that influ ence sexual desire. '
Using case studies and examples, this book proposes five universal human needs and three categories of coping strategies where major sexual problems find pathological camouflage to elude detection and treatment. It gives professionals and lay persons alike the techniques for recognising the 'unspeakable monsters' of sexual disease.
Marriage Guides and Sex Manuals from the Late Victorians to Dr. Ruth
In this study of sex and marriage manuals, M.E. Melody and Linda M. Peterson reveal that permissiveness, Prohibition, and persuasion and enforcement; from sermons and hellfire to mutilation and electroshock; have informed popular sex education over the past hundred and twenty years.
These essays investigate why and how the spectre of sexual relations across racial boundaries has so threatened North Americans of all colours and classes. Traversing centuries of American history, the contributors cover a range of regions, races, ethnicities and sexual orientations.
Since pre-colonial days, America has been both torn apart and united by love, sex, and marriage across racial boundaries. This title provides a historical foundation for contemporary discussions of sex across racial lines, which, despite the numbers of interracial marriages and multiracial children, remains a controversial issue.
The School Counselor's Guide to Handling Tough Adolescent Problems
This book will help school counsellors respond more effectively to the challenging sexual issues of adolescence and to better understand the crucial role that such issues play in shaping teenagers' lives. Drawing on their years of experience in roles as varied as parent, teacher, coach, counsellor and administrator, the authors help translate knowledge into effective counselling intervention.
What role did sexual assault play in the conquest of America? How did American attitudes toward female sexuality evolve, and how was sexuality regulated in the early Republic? 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 ......
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 ......
