Men and Sex: A Sexual Script Approach (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316635216)

Men and Sex provides a comprehensive yet accessible account of male sexuality by using the theoretical concept of the 'sexual script' to illuminate different aspects of men's sexual behaviour. Graham begins by discussing different theories of sexuality, before providing a more detailed description of sexual script theory. This proposes how male sexual behaviour can be explained as a result of cultural influences modified by individual experience and personality as well as by interaction with others. Individual chapters detail the development of sexual scripts in childhood and adolescence, masturbation, cultural influences on sexuality, heterosexual behaviour, variations and problems in sexual functioning, homosexual behaviour, transsexualism, procreative sex, coercive sexual behaviour, the impact of physical and mental health problems on sexuality, and sexuality and pornography. The concluding chapter looks at the future of male sexuality. The book makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning literature on masculinity studies.

Author: Philip Graham
ISBN-10: 131663521X
ISBN-13: 9781316635216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2019
Pages: 325
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d