Disorders of Desire: Sexuality and Gender in Modern American Sexology

Disorders of Desire: Sexuality and Gender in Modern American Sexology
ISBN-10
1592131514
ISBN-13
9781592131518
Category
Psychology
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press
Author
Janice M. Irvine

Description

"Disorders of Desire is the only book to tell the story of the development and impact of sexology--the scientific study of sex--in the United States. This thoroughly revised and updated edition features new chapters addressing: the diagnosis of 'sex addiction' in the 1970s and its social and political implications; new developments within the field of sexology, including the 'Viagra Revolution' that began in the 1990s; the pharmaceutical industry's role in the development of sexual enhancements and the search for the female equivalent of Viagra; and the ongoing influence of Alfred C. Kinsey's work, amidst renewed conservative attacks against sex research"--Back cover.

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