How and why does sexual attraction happen? This book is an
exploration of the universal yet highly individualized experience
of being sexually attracted to another person. Incorporating
interviews, research findings, and excerpts from romantic and
erotic literature, lyrics, and film, Sexual Attraction: The
Psychology of Allure explores a subject that is central to the
human experience and highly relevant not only in personal, intimate
interactions but also other relationships as well. Although the
causes and effects of sexual attraction have been studied, sexual
attraction itself-how we experience others in terms of their sexual
attractiveness-remains a neglected, rarely researched topic.
Scholar James Giles presents jargon-free information that is
accessible and fascinating to the general reader as well as highly
useful and informative to students and researchers in social
psychology, sexology, sex and marital therapy, and relationship
counseling. The book explores subjects such as how sexual
attraction is fundamentally different from other forms of
interpersonal attraction and how at the heart of sexual attraction
lies the experience of allure-something that makes one feel
helplessly drawn towards an intimate physical joining with the
sexually attractive person. The allure of strangers, cross-sex
friends, sexual friends ("friends with benefits"), and romantic
partners are all addressed, revealing the often subtle heterosexual
attraction that typically exists between males and females in all
their relationships, including between those who are ostensibly
"just friends." Identifies the numerous elements that surround and
affect sexual attraction, including bodily features, relationships,
and social factors, and examines each to illuminate the
individualized experience of attraction that takes place in each
case Pinpoints the triggers for sexual attraction and identifies
how men and women, though equally compelled, often express their
attraction differently Explains how males and females typically
give attention to the various objects of attraction in distinctly
different ways, allowing readers to better understand the
complexities of heterosexual interaction Reveals the relationships
between sexual attraction, opposite-sex friendship, and romantic
attraction, showing how these can blend together in various ways
Enables readers to understand the basis for sexual experiences and
the role it plays in his or her life-a topic that is of great
significance for many individuals, yet not a subject that is often
or readily discussed
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2015 |
First published: |
September 2014 |
Authors: |
James Giles
|
Dimensions: |
236 x 157 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
237 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4408-3001-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
Sexual behaviour
|
LSN: |
1-4408-3001-0 |
Barcode: |
9781440830013 |
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