Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Experience, Meaning, and Identity in Sexuality: A Psychosocial Theory of Sexual Stability and Change

Experience, Meaning, and Identity in Sexuality: A Psychosocial Theory of Sexual Stability and Change

Horley, James
Clarke, Jan

Hardcover

CognitionGeneral Gender StudiesSexuality

ISBN10: 1137400951
ISBN13: 9781137400956
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Jul 21 2016
Pages: 295
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.04 Depth: 8.68
Language: English

This book takes the head-scratching out of human sexuality. Personal construct theory provides the foundation for a psychosocial explanation of sexuality that views everyday social interaction as key to the development of sexual identity and desires. The theory developed here accounts for stability and change in sexual identity through an understanding of the importance of experience and the importance of meaning in everyday life. The potential impact of erotica and pornography on sexual desire is discussed, as is the role of social power on sexual behaviour. The variation of sexual expression among individuals--everything from asexuality and sado-masochism to sexual assault--is examined and explained. Formal techniques for changing sexual desires are also presented.

Also in

Sexuality

View All