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Sexidemic - A Cultural History of Sex in America (Hardcover)
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Sexidemic - A Cultural History of Sex in America (Hardcover)
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Sexidemic is the first real cultural history of sexuality in the
United States since the end of World War II. For a people who
supposedly love sex, the author argues, Americans have had no
shortage of problems with it. Since the end of World War II, in
fact, we've had a contentious relationship with sexuality, the
subject a source of considerable tension and controversy on both an
individual and societal level. Rather than being a simple pleasure
of life, something to be enjoyed, sex has served as a challenging
and disruptive force in many Americans' everyday lives for the last
two-thirds of a century. Our love affair with sex has thus been a
rocky one, filled with bumps in the road that have caused major
instability across our cultural landscape. Our individualistic,
competitive, consumerist, and anxious national character is both
reflected in and reinforced by this "sexidemic," something few have
recognized or perhaps want to admit. By charting the cultural
trajectory of sex in America since the end of World War II,
Sexidemic reveals how the nation's continual woes with sexuality
helped make us an anxious, insecure people. The sex lives of many,
perhaps most Americans have been in a perpetual state of crisis, a
constant source of concern. We've fretted over every dimension of
it, with problems in both quality and quantity. With this unhealthy
view of sexuality, it was not surprising that we felt we needed a
variety of potions and gadgets to make it happen or be pleasurable.
In tracing the cultural trajectory of sex in our society, Samuel
illustrates our bipolar approach to sexuality: low libido and sex
addiction emerged as common disorders, and sex scandal after sex
scandal has made headlines, especially over the last couple of
years. Only money has surpassed sex as a source of stress for
Americans; indeed, sex has come to be seen and treated as a
commodity. In this timely work, the author traces the role sex
plays in our society, how it shapes us and the world around us, and
how we got where we are today in our views, treatment, and practice
of sex and sexuality in our everyday lives.
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