Sex Addiction: A Critical History
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0745670369 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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But it is also a model study more generally of cultural epigenesis, of how the pains, pleasures and foibles of everyday life become pathologies that take a moral, political and financial toll on society."Thomas Laqueur, University of California, Berkeley"As the sexual cultures of many Western nations have become more fluid, it is perhaps more than curious that the discourse of “sexual addiction” has gained popular and medical legitimacy. "An absorbing and in-depth history of the cultural epidemic we call sex addiction, that’s both authoritative and accessible."Erotic Review"This is an exquisitely researched, persuasive and often funny account of how, over the last thirty years, enjoying sex more publicly or enthusiastical
"The Making of a Disorder" according to Antigone Walsh. Despite the cheesy cover and a smattering of pulpy illustrations, this is a serious examination of the evolution of what is known as sex addiction. Is it a valid mental health concern or an offshoot of a repressed and reactionary society? The authors make. A sober study of sex addiction in today's society Neal Reynolds This volume is of primary interest to psychologists and students of psychology. Yes, it does get a bit dry at times, but it is generally very readable. Illustrations help lighten up the text. In my eightys, I have witnessed a tremendous change in the prev. Scholarly Overview of the Modern Concept of Sex Addiction with a Skeptical Eye. mirasreviews “Sex Addiction: A Critical History” is a sociologists’ look at the concept of “sex addiction” as it formed in the late 20th century and evolved in the 21st. The authors –Barry Reay, Nina Attwood, Claire Gooder- are skep
Reay, Attwood and Gooder argue that this strange history of social opportunism, diagnostic amorphism, therapeutic self-interest and popular cultural endorsement is marked by an essential social conservatism: sex addiction has become a convenient term to describe disapproved sex. Yet, despite being essentially mythical, sex addiction has to be taken seriously as a phenomenon. The concept of sex addiction took hold in the 1980s as a product of cultural anxiety. Its success as a purported malady lay