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A Comprehensive Christian Resource for Treating Sexual Addiction
and Problematic Sexual Behavior An estimated three to five percent
of the U.S. population meet the criteria for sexual addiction, and
many more engage in problematic sexual behavior or have been harmed
by it. The statistics are startling: 77% of Christian men between
18 and 30 watch pornography monthly 35% of Christian men have had
an extramarital affair 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls have been
sexually abused Americans spend $13 billion a year on pornography,
the regular viewing of which is linked to higher acceptance of
violence against women and adversarial sexual beliefs. Therapists
and pastors are not always adequately equipped to address the
unique demands of competent care for those struggling with sexually
addictive behaviors. Reclaiming Sexual Wholeness, edited by Todd
Bowman, presents cutting-edge research from a diverse group of
experts in a single, comprehensive resource intended for
therapists, clergy, and others in helping professions. Contributors
include Forest Benedict, Bill Bercaw, Ginger Bercaw, Todd Bowman,
Marnie Ferree, Floyd Godfrey, Joshua Grubbs, Josh Hook, Fr. Sean
Kilcawley, Debbie Laaser, Mark Laaser, Kevin Skinner, Bill
Struthers, and Curt Thompson Reclaiming Sexual Wholeness moves
beyond rote cognitive-behavioral approaches and treating sexual
addictions solely as lust, adopting a biopsychosocial perspective
that incorporates insights from attachment theory and interpersonal
neurobiology. The result is a thoroughly faith-integrated,
up-to-date resource useful for the classroom, ongoing professional
studies, and as a counseling resource.
Sexuality is the fifth revised and updated edition of the classic
text for understanding human sexuality. This new edition brings the
arguments and evidence fully up to date and explores their
implication for many topical controversies, around LGBTQ+ rights,
the trans experience and gender fluidity, same-sex marriage, sexual
autonomy and consent, and the meanings of sexual choice. Since it
was first published in the 1980s, Sexuality has been at the cutting
edge of the study of the social and historical meanings of
sexuality. Blending deep empirical knowledge with theoretical
sophistication and an acute sensitivity to the politics of
sexuality, the book offers an informed framework for understanding
the complexities of sexual life. A key insight of the book is that
the ways we think and speak about sexuality make a major
contribution to the ways we live it. Sexuality may be rooted in
biological possibilities, but it is shaped and experienced through
languages and meanings which are inevitably historical and social
in nature. The book explores with clarity and precision the
invention and re-invention of sexual meanings, the question of what
constitutes a true sex and the biological and social roots of
sexual difference, the challenges of diversity, the re-making of
sexuality as a highly divisive political subject and the
implications of the transformation of intimate life in the past few
generations. These are seen in the context of profound changes that
are re-fashioning the world, especially globalisation, cyber-sex,
and the rise of new forms of agency, including among women and
LGBTQ+ people, which have fed into new claims for sexual human
rights. This new edition of Sexuality will be an indispensable
guide for students in the social sciences with an interest in the
ever-changing worlds of sexuality.
'An absolute stunner: frank, funny, self-aware, constantly
surprising ... One of the most insightful representations I've read
of what it feels like to be alive these days' GEORGE SAUNDERS
________________________ One day Heidi Julavits sees her son
silhouetted by the sun and notices he is at the threshold of what
she calls "the end times of childhood." When did this happen, she
asks herself. Who is my son becoming-and what qualifies me to be
his guide? What follows starts to feel like uncharted waters. Rape
allegations rock the university campus where she teaches,
unleashing questions of justice and accountability. Julavits begins
to wonder how to prepare her son to be the best possible citizen of
the world he's about to enter. And what must she learn about
herself in order to responsibly steer him. Looking back to her own
childhood in Maine, where she often navigated the coastline in a
small boat relying on a decades-old sailing guide, Julavits takes
us on an intellectual navigation of the self. Throughout, she
intertwines her internal investigation with a wide-ranging
exploration of what it means to raise a child in a time full of
contradictions and moral complexity. Using the past and present as
points of orientation, Directions to Myself examines the messy
minutiae of contemporary family life alongside knottier
philosophical questions of politics and gender. Through it all,
Julavits discovers the beauty and the danger of telling stories as
a way to locate ourselves, and help others find us. Intimate,
rigorous, and refreshingly unsentimental about motherhood and
parenting, Directions to Myself is a love letter to Maine and a
reckoning with the disappearance of childhood-her children's and
her own-that cements Julavits' reputation as one of the most
engaged and innovative nonfiction writers today whose work has been
called "fascinating" (Washington Post), "scathingly funny" (Los
Angeles Times), and "exquisite" (New York Times).
Winner of the 2021 SSTAR Consumer Book Award! What makes sex
magnificent? What are the qualities of extraordinary erotic
intimacy and what are the elements that help to bring it about? Is
great sex the stuff that people remember nostalgically from the
"honeymoon" phase of their relationships, or can sex improve over
time? Magnificent Sex is based on the largest, in-depth interview
study ever conducted with people who are having extraordinary sex.
It gathers the nuggets for remarkable sex from the "experts",
distilling them into an attainable blueprint for ordinary lovers
who want to make erotic intimacy grow over the course of a
lifetime. Looking at factors including individual and relational
qualities, empathic communication and the myths and realities of
magnificent sex, this book offers accessible and evidence-based
guidance for lovers and therapists alike. It is replete with frank
and often humorous interviews with straight and LGBTQ individuals
and couples, those who are "vanilla" and "kinky", monogamous and
consensually non-monogamous and healthy and chronically ill. This
illuminating book explores the implications of the findings to
develop a model that effectively tackles the common problems of low
desire and frequency. The "cure" for low desire is to create
desirable sex!
This collection of essays discusses Jews in pornography and the
adult film industry, sexual propaganda, Woody Allen, homosexuality
and Judaism, lesbian Yiddish poetry, the Jewish American Princess,
sex and the British novel, and more.
Are you sexually intelligent? You will be after reading
Crooks/Baur/Widman's OUR SEXUALITY -- the most respected and
authoritative college textbook on human sexuality. It's also the
first to deliver cutting-edge and in-depth emphasis on the impact
of politics on sexuality. The 14th Edition has been meticulously
updated to reflect the most current research findings and
psychosocial developments. Direct yet nonjudgmental, the text
covers "our" sexuality in an accessible, straightforward manner as
it explores the similarities of sexual and relationship matters
across cross cultural boundaries and sexual orientation lines. With
a focus on strengthening your self-awareness and sexual
intelligence, the text is packed with exciting new research,
personally relevant examples and practical information on sexual
health. Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.
The greater part of this book focuses on a critical analysis of the
logics and ways of thinking supporting both explicit and implicit
theories of sexual difference and the masculine/feminine pair.
These theories may be private or collective; conscious,
preconscious, or unconscious. They impact heavily on
interpretations and constructions made in analytic practice, while
they also affect transference-countertransference patterns. This
conceptual analysis reviews the Freudian oeuvre as well as the work
of other significant authors, post-Freudian and contemporary, that
have contributed specifically to this topic. The concept of sexual
difference contains a persistent problem: binary, dichotomous
thinking and its blind spots and aporias. For this reason, the
author has turned to other epistemologies that offer novel forms to
think about the same problems, such as the paradigm of
hyper-complexity, as well as thinking at intersections and limits
between different categories.
'Captivating, emphatic and deeply inspiring, Sexual Revolution
lifted me greatly by envisioning the possibilities of our moment' V
(formerly Eve Ensler) 'Brilliant; vital; revolutionary' Kate Manne
_________________ This is a story about how modern masculinity is
killing the world, and how feminism can save it. It's a story about
sex and power and trauma and resistance and persistence. Sex and
gender are changing, and the world is changing with them. In this
time of crisis, we are also witnessing a productive transformation:
a revolutionary change in how we define gender, sex, consent and
whose bodies matter. This sexual revolution is a threat to the
social and economic order. It undermines the existing power
structures and weakens the authority of institutions from the waged
workplace to the nuclear family. No wonder the far right is
fighting back so hard. Told with Laurie Penny's trademark urgency
and candour, Sexual Revolution is a hand-grenade of a book: both a
manifesto for social change and a story of how feminism can save
us.
A comprehensive introduction to modern sex therapy Easy to read and
navigate In line with COSRT accredited courses
This book explores what we mean when we use the term "perversion."
Are we dealing with a sexological classification, a mental
disturbance, an ethical deviation, a hedonistic style, or an
historical-cultural artifact? The book retraces some of the
fundamental stages in the field of psychoanalytic thought-from
Freud to Masud Khan, Stoller, and Lacan-and proposes an original
approach: that "paraphilias" today are taken as an ethical failure
of the sexual relationship with the other. The perversions signal a
specific relationship with the other, who is treated not simply as
a sexual object, but someone whose subjectivity is ably exploited
precisely in order to get a perverse pleasure. Acts, if considered
perverse, are understood as a metaphorical re-edition of a trauma,
above all sexual, in which the subject (as a child) suffered the
bitter experience of exclusion or jealousy.
First published in 1981, this title takes a 'sociobiological'
approach to the exploration of sexual habits, looking at the
fundamental biological nature of humans. The book covers the
spectrum of human sexuality, considering love and marriage, variant
sexuality and social influences. This is a valuable reissue for any
student of sexual psychology or cultural and evolutionary
anthropology with an interest in the fundamental influences on
human sexuality.
Pink Herrings engages in a re-examination of six of Freud's cases
via Lacan's account of sexuation. Specifically, the book outlines a
theoretical framework in which sexuation is understood as a
'choice' made in response to the fact of the sexual non
relationship. In making this choice, unconscious fantasy allows for
the circulation of object a, which bear traces of jouissance.
Drawing upon Lacan's distinction between phallic and other
jouissance, Pink Herrings examines the four positions outlined in
Lacan's formula of sexuation, and maps these onto the six case
studies. In so doing, Pink Herrings not only brings new life and
insights to the cases, but also clears a path to what is referred
to as a 'clinic of sexuation'. Such a clinic would not replace
existing Lacanian psychoanalytic practice (with its focus on the
structures of neurosis, perversion and psychosis), but instead
provide additional avenues through which to explore the operations
of fantasy.
During the "fin-de-siecle," stories about hysterical women filled
the air of Paris and the novels which emerged during this era
conveyed this hysteria and openly portrayed the symptoms of the
women being treated at the Salpetiere. This book examines the
emergence of hysterical discourse and its influence on women's
writing, specifically focusing on the presentation of female
sexuality in three different narratives."
"Spots of a leopard - on being a man" is a quest to discover the
meaning of life in this day and age. When internationally acclaimed
journalist Aernout Zevenbergen moved to Kenya in 1997, he had no
idea how deeply his encounters with joy and sorrow in Africa would
effect him. Writing about the most inspiring as well as the most
disconcerting facets of life, Zevenbergen goes onto a subtle
journey of self-discovery. What is love? If it takes a village to
raise a child, does it also take a village to bury one? How does
romance play a role in our lives? When is a man considered to be a
good father? Can friendship conquer loneliness? What gives strength
and inspiration when the going gets tough? Zevenbergen discusses
these questions with a wide variety of men; from truckers to
bikers, from paupers to presidents, from warriors to widowers. 'We
are leopards wiping away their spots.' The author asks questions
few have dared to ask men. Faced with their honesty, the author
finds the courage to finally grow up as well. === Matthew Fox
(author of 'The Hidden Spirituality of Men'): 'Your story telling
is very powerful and moving and altogether creates a tapestry that
gets one thinking strong thoughts and asking important questions.'
The Weekender: 'Zevenbergen has a true talent for getting people to
open up and speak their hearts' Cape Argus: 'Wordsmith: Aernout
Zevenbergen has written beautifully crafted essays' Jury report
Dick Scherpenzeel Foundation: 'He portrays in an extremely skillful
way the face of traditions-in-flux.' Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa -
politics.be: 'By voicing his own doubts and questions and by openly
reflecting upon his own life, the journalistic stories get a
beautiful human face.' Biblion: 'An extremely well written work on
a topic for which there has been little attention.'
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and a Times, Spectator and Observer
Book of the Year 2021 'In the first decade of this century, it was
unthinkable that a gender-critical book could even be published by
a prominent publishing house, let alone become a bestseller.'
Louise Perry, New Statesman 'Thank goodness for Helen Joyce.'
Christina Patterson, Sunday Times 'Reasonable, methodical, sane,
and utterly unintimidated by extremist orthodoxy, Trans is a
riveting read.' Lionel Shriver 'A tour de force.' Evening Standard
Biological sex is no longer accepted as a basic fact of life. It is
forbidden to admit that female people sometimes need protection and
privacy from male ones. In an analysis that is at once expert,
sympathetic and urgent, Helen Joyce offers an antidote to the chaos
and cancelling.
Gynaecologist William Howell Masters and psychologist Virginia
Eshelman Johnson pioneered research into the nature of human sexual
response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and
dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. This bookaexamines
theirainfluential scientific sex research and its groundbreaking
implications for sex therapy and the study of human sexuality.
Until now, these developments have been largely ignored in
sociology. The bookailluminates how Masters and Johnson have
constructed their apparently scientific ideas about sexual function
and dysfunction with reference to dominant Western discourses about
sexuality. In addition, the book will explore some of the wider
theoretical, conceptual and historical issues relating to the study
of human sexuality. These will include a critical evaluation of
conventional accounts of the history of the sociology of sex,
particularly in the United States, major theoretical frameworks
used in the study and understanding of human sexuality, and some of
the key concepts underpinning sex research and sex therapy. "
Expand your knowledgewith theories and concepts that may challenge
your assumptions about sexual attraction Human sexuality can be
better understood by knowing how sexual psychologies may have
evolved throughout the ages. Handbook of the Evolution of Human
Sexuality presents a detailed examination of human sexuality, the
assumptions about concepts and terms pertaining to sexuality, and
the latest theories on the evolution of human sexual attraction.
Leading experts explore various aspects of evolutionary theory,
with a focus on Evolutionary Psychology (EP). Discussions include
mate preferences, mating behavior, mate signaling, pheromones, and
same-sex attraction. This comprehensive source also presents three
groundbreaking theories of the evolution of same-sex attraction.
Handbook of the Evolution of Human Sexuality takes current
assumptions about human sexuality, explains each in turn, and then
offers fresh perspectives on conventional concepts of sexual
orientation. This extensive resource provides ample evidence to
argue that researchers should investigate sexual relationships
based on a person's characteristics such as personal traits,
complementary roles/status, sexual acts, or situational context
rather than simply the sex of the partner. The book provides a
discussion of evolutionary theory, evolution of human sexual
culture, evolution of sexual pleasure, and detailed analysis of
assumptions about sexual orientation. The text is carefully
referenced. Some of the topics explored by Handbook of the
Evolution of Human Sexuality include: links to non-human primate
sexual behaviors and the emergence of human (sexual) nature EP
research on consensual adult human sexual behaviors studies of
evolved male and female mating strategies, mate preferences, and
sexual psychologies a brief history of the theory of evolution
ancient culture, archeology, and an overview of premodern human
sexuality evolutionary history of sexual pleasure human mating
strategies development of mate preferences sexual signals, such as
distinctive physical features, material wealth, etc. theories of
the evolution of same-sex sexual attraction and behavior
Primatologist Paul Vasey's observations of female Japanese macaques
and their female-female sexual encounterswith an examination of
human male-male behavior evolutionary history of female-female
affectional bonding with a new theory on the behavior evolutionary
history of male-male sexual behaviorwith intriguing thoughts on why
it happened evolutionary history of pheromones as chemical
messengers much more Handbook of the Evolution of Human Sexuality
is an important, thought-provoking resource perfect for
evolutionary psychologists, sexologists, educators, researchers,
scholars, and graduate students.
This accessible book uses case studies to explore issues around
intimacy, sexual function and sexual development over the lifespan,
introducing applied principles and practices when working with
sexuality-related issues. Introducing an easy-to-use 'Reflect and
Respond' model as a framework for interactions, this book discusses
a broad selection of topics and life stages, including hidden loss,
gender identity, disability, early years experiences and older age.
Exposing anonymized real-life experiences of intimacy, sexual
function, and sexual development from birth to end of life, this
book develops the reader's insight into sexual wellbeing and
confidence in communicating about it. The experiential learning and
research-based content in readable style will educate and inspire
readers with an interest in sexual wellbeing and how this impacts
on physical and mental health. Demonstrating how being open to talk
about sex and intimacy can change lives, this guide is suitable for
a wide range of health and social care professionals, including
nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, social workers,
psychologists and counsellors.
A book that dispels the myths about those who prefer to go beyond
vanilla sex Sadomasochism: Powerful Pleasures is a comprehensive
exploration of the entire sexual subculture that lies on the
cutting edge of society. The mental health professions and society
have marginalized people who practice sadomasochism (SM).This
interdisciplinary collection dispels myths surrounding SM, bringing
together leading scholars from the fields of sexology, psychology,
sociology, and medicine, alongside queer studies and sexual
minority advocacy. Experts such as Thomas S. Weinberg, PhD, Susan
Wright, MA, Margaret Nichols, PhD, Odd Reiersol, PhD, Svein Skeid,
Rebecca F. Plante, PhD, Niklas Nordling, MPsych, and N. Kenneth
Sandnabba, PhD, among other stellar authorities, reveal research
findings, clinical data, and critical thinking about sexuality that
lies beyond vanilla. To gain a broader understanding of human
sexuality, the study of SM is crucial for what it reveals about us
as sexual beings. The text discusses the results of research into
practitioners' behaviors and perspectives, the prevalence of SM
behaviors in today's culture, and stresses the need for greater
tolerance and understanding. The realization of SM desires and
their acceptance are explored in detail. This unflinching look at
the world and the people of SM will guide scholars and lay people
alike into a more sensitive, sex-friendly viewpoint of the people
society calls kinky. Sadomasochism: Powerful Pleasures answers
questions such as: What is the nature of SM relationships? What are
the values and motives of SM participants? How do mental health
professionals regard and treat SM practitioners? Should
sadomasochism continue to be classified as a mental illness? What
is the legal status of SM and what are the consequences of
discrimination against SM practitioners? Does increasing visibility
of SM imagery decrease stigma or create added problems? What can
ordinary lovers learn from those we have marginalized about the
farther reaches of human erotic potential? Sadomasochism: Powerful
Pleasures is valuable, insightful reading for mental health
professionals, students, sex educators, sex counselors, sex
therapists, sex researchers, sexual health workers, sociologists,
sexual minority groups, and anyone interested in learning more
about the sexual pleasures that lie beyond the traditional.
Compulsive Sexual Behaviours offers a unique approach to the
struggles people face with their out-of-control sexual behaviours.
This comprehensive guide is deeply rooted in the science of
sexology and psychotherapy, demonstrating why it is time to
re-think the reductive concept of 'sex addiction' and move towards
a more modern age of evidence-based, pluralistic and sex-positive
psychotherapy. It is an important manual for ethical, safe and
efficient treatment within a humanistic and relational philosophy.
This book will be an important guide in helping clients stop their
compulsive sexual behaviours as well as for therapists to
self-reflect on their own morals and ethics so that they can be
prepared to explore their clients' erotic mind.
First published in Italian in 1977, Mario Mieli's groundbreaking
book is an early landmark of revolutionary queer theory - now
available for the first time in a complete and unabridged English
translation. Among the most important works ever to address the
relationship between homosexuality, homophobia and capitalism,
Mieli's essay continues to pose a radical challenge to today's
dominant queer theory and politics. With extraordinary prescience,
Mieli exposes the efficiency with which capitalism co-opts
'perversions' which are then 'sold both wholesale and retail'. In
his view the liberation of homosexual desire requires the
emancipation of sexuality from both patriarchal sex roles and
capital. Drawing heavily upon Marx and psychoanalysis to arrive at
a dazzlingly original vision, Towards a Gay Communism is a hitherto
neglected classic that will be essential reading for all who seek
to understand the true meaning of sexual liberation under
capitalism today.
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