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Sexual attitudes : myths & realities
- Title
- Sexual attitudes : myths & realities / Vern L. Bullough and Bonnie Bullough.
- Author
- Bullough, Vern L.
- Publication
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HQ12 .B837 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Bullough, Bonnie.
- Description
- 281 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- In Sexual Attitudes: Myths and Realities, internationally acclaimed sexologists Vern L. Bullough and Bonnie Bullough take readers on a guided tour through the many assumptions and misconceptions we harbor about our own sexuality, as they bring us up to date on a variety of sexual and related issues. How did masturbation evolve from being regarded as a cause of insanity to being a normal part of sexual development? When did the medical profession stop viewing homosexuality as a sin or sickness, and accept it as a valid form of sexual expression? How did abortion move from being an illegal act, performed in secrecy under dangerous conditions, to a constitutionally protected right? The authors highlight the ways in which social, moral, and religious attitudes have dramatically changed from being founded on myths to relying on more science-based realities. The Bulloughs argue that accepting new knowledge need not undermine morality even though it challenges entrenched, often unfounded, assumptions about our sexual behavior. They contend that our traditional attitudes about sex must be continuously rethought and updated rather than shrouded in mystery and myth. Moral values can still be maintained even while acknowledging the existence of vastly more accurate information about the physiology of sex and the many ways in which we choose to express our sexuality.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Why the hostility to sex? -- Alternative views of sexual activity -- "Unnatural" sex -- Masturbation -- Sex and gender -- Menstruation -- Contraception -- Abortion -- Infertility, impotence, and artificial insemination -- Pornography and obscenity -- Prostitution -- Homosexuality, sex labeling, and stigmatized behavior -- Sex in a changing world.
- ISBN
- 0879759496
- 9780879759490
- LCCN
- 94047645
- OCLC
- ocm31866996
- 31866996
- SCSB-14692273
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library