| A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Modern Age Contributor(s): Hekma, Gert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847888054 ISBN-13: 9781847888051 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.73 |
| Series: Cultural History of Sexuality |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.50 lbs) 302 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sexual cultures have changed enormously in the 20th century. We have greater sexual equality than ever before and homosexuality has shifted from being a crime, a sin, and a disease to an acknowledged and sometimes legally sanctioned variation. However, many sexual practices remain controversial, even demonized. The sexual revolution, psychoanalysis, changes in the law, medical advances, and the explosion of sexual imagery in the media have all contributed to a liberalization of sex. At the same time, Western cultures continue to think about sexuality as a desire shaped by nature, as of greater interest to men than women, as private, and as shaped by love. |