With pleasure : thoughts on the nature of human sexuality /
Abramson, Paul R., 1949-
With pleasure : thoughts on the nature of human sexuality / Paul R. Abramson, Steven D. Pinkerton. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. - 1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index.
1. Introduction; 2. Sex as Procreation: Is That All There Is?; 3. The Regulation and Marketing of Sexual Pleasure; 4. The Biology of Sexual Pleasure; 5. The Psychology of Sexual Pleasure; 6. AIDS: The End of Pleasure?; 7. Porn: Tempest on a Soapbox; Epilogue: The Future of Sex; Appendix A: Contextual Glossary for Chapter 4; Appendix B: Mathematical Models of HIV Transmission; Notes; References; Index.
This study argues that human sexuality cannot be understood if its significance is limited to reproduction alone. The authors define sexual pleasure as a unifying phenomenon to account for the practices of sexuality. They show that reproduction itself occurs as a by-product of pleasure.
English.
1423740556 9781423740551 0195357582 9780195357585 9780195093582 0195093585 1280441992 9781280441998 9786610441990 6610441995
OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 2D88D040-F55D-488B-A09B-B24ECF63A66F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Sex.
Sexual excitement.
Pleasure.
Sex (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Sex
Biological Evolution
Sexual Behavior
Sexualité.
Excitation sexuelle.
Plaisir.
Sexualité (Biologie)
Évolution (Biologie)
sexuality.
eroticism.
evolution.
sex (biological characteristic)
PSYCHOLOGY--Human Sexuality.
SELF-HELP--Sexual Instruction.
Sex (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Pleasure
Sex
Sexual excitement
Sexual relationships
HQ23 / .A25 1995eb
306.7
1996 C-368 HQ 23 / A161w 1995
With pleasure : thoughts on the nature of human sexuality / Paul R. Abramson, Steven D. Pinkerton. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. - 1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index.
1. Introduction; 2. Sex as Procreation: Is That All There Is?; 3. The Regulation and Marketing of Sexual Pleasure; 4. The Biology of Sexual Pleasure; 5. The Psychology of Sexual Pleasure; 6. AIDS: The End of Pleasure?; 7. Porn: Tempest on a Soapbox; Epilogue: The Future of Sex; Appendix A: Contextual Glossary for Chapter 4; Appendix B: Mathematical Models of HIV Transmission; Notes; References; Index.
This study argues that human sexuality cannot be understood if its significance is limited to reproduction alone. The authors define sexual pleasure as a unifying phenomenon to account for the practices of sexuality. They show that reproduction itself occurs as a by-product of pleasure.
English.
1423740556 9781423740551 0195357582 9780195357585 9780195093582 0195093585 1280441992 9781280441998 9786610441990 6610441995
OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 2D88D040-F55D-488B-A09B-B24ECF63A66F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Sex.
Sexual excitement.
Pleasure.
Sex (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Sex
Biological Evolution
Sexual Behavior
Sexualité.
Excitation sexuelle.
Plaisir.
Sexualité (Biologie)
Évolution (Biologie)
sexuality.
eroticism.
evolution.
sex (biological characteristic)
PSYCHOLOGY--Human Sexuality.
SELF-HELP--Sexual Instruction.
Sex (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Pleasure
Sex
Sexual excitement
Sexual relationships
HQ23 / .A25 1995eb
306.7
1996 C-368 HQ 23 / A161w 1995