Modern Sexuality: The Truth about Sex and Relationships (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442253216)

Human sexuality today stands at the crossroads between biological diversity and social conformity, and a battle between the two rages in the media, in social institutions, and in our daily lives. As a sex therapist, Michael Aaron witnesses this struggle each and every day as it plays out on his therapy couch. Modern Sexuality: The Truth about Sex and Relationships examines how biology and society collide head-on in the realm of human sexuality. Here, Aaron carefully and convincingly debunks some of the most commonly held beliefs about sexuality - that it is learned and can be changed; that "abnormal" sexual behavior is pathological; that healthy sexuality involves intimacy; that intimacy is the same to everyone; and that sexuality must have a clearly defined purpose.

Using groundbreaking brain-imaging studies and cutting- edge psychological insights, Modern Sexuality presents the overwhelming case for sexual diversity including orientation, non-traditional relationships, and even specific fantasies and kinks. In a world where sexual "outsiders" battle for acceptance, this work helps to explore the variety of sexual expressions from a normative standpoint, helping readers to understand that their own desires and those of others can happily exist on the same continuum.

Author: Michael Aaron
ISBN-10: 1442253215
ISBN-13: 9781442253216
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2016
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2016