This book examines some of the ways in which sexuality has been described and interpreted in the West. The main models examined are: the Christian view of sex as sinful; the psychoanalytical model, including such notions as the sexual drive, infantile sexuality, the Oedipus complex, and the distinction between male and female sexuality; the 'social construction' model, which proposes that 'sexuality' is a modern concept; and the links between sexuality and spirituality. There is also some consideration of feminist and gay approaches to sexuality, and the complicated subject of male sexuality.

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ROGER HORROCKS

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Book Title: An Introduction to the Study of Sexuality
Authors: Roger Horrocks
Editors: Jo Campling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230390140
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1997
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-312-17282-4Published: 12 July 1997
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-39014-0Published: 15 April 1997
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 207
Topics: Politics of the Welfare State, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Christianity, Sexual Behavior

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