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9781592131518

Disorders Of Desire: Sexuality And Gender In Modern American Sexology

by Irvine, Janice M.
  • ISBN13:

    9781592131518

  • ISBN10:

    1592131514

  • eBook ISBN(s):

    9781439903674

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-01
  • Publisher: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Summary

Disorders of Desireis the only book to tell the story of the development and impact of sexology - the scientific study of sex - in the United States. In this era of sex scandals, culture wars, "Sex in the City," and new sexual enhancement technologiies (like erectile dysfunction drugs), its critique of sexology is even more relevant than it was when the book was first published in 1990. Revised throughout, this new edition features a chapter on the invention of the diagnosis of "sex addiction" in the 1970s, examining the social and political implications of this "disorder." The new Afterward focuses on recent developments within the field of sexology. In particular, it discusses the "Viagra Revolution" that began in the 1990s, analyzing the role of the pharmaceutical industry in developing sexual enhancements and in searching for the female equivalent of Viagra.

Author Biography

Janice M. Irvine is Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition ix
Introduction 1(10)
PART ONE The Emergence of Scientific Sexology 11(56)
Chapter One Toward a "Value-Free" Science of Sex: The Kinsey Reports
15(30)
Chapter Two Science, Medicine, and a Market
45(22)
PART TWO Sexology at a Crossroad: Consolidation and Confusion 67(66)
Chapter Three The Humanistic Theme in Sexology
75(22)
Chapter Four Sexual Science and Sexual Politics
97(14)
Chapter Five in Conflict and Accommodation: Who Defines Sexuality?
111(22)
PART THREE The Practice of Scientific Sexology: Sex Therapy and Gender Research 133(92)
Chapter Six Repairing the Conjugal Bed: The Clinical Practice of Modern Sex Therapy
139(24)
Chapter Seven Regulated Passions: The Invention of Inhibited Sexual Desire and Sex Addiction
163(22)
Chapter Eight Boys Will Be Girls: Contemporary Research on Gender
185(40)
Conclusion 225(8)
Afterword 233(22)
Notes 255(42)
Index 297

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