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Understanding asexuality / Anthony F. Bogaert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bogaert, Anthony F., 1963- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asexuality (Sexual orientation).
- Gender identity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In a world where people often feel compelled to advertise their sexual inclinations and preferences, many people identify as asexual, lacking sexual attraction to either men or women. This book introduces the idea of asexuality as a fourth category of sexual orientation and reveals the historical, biological, and social aspects of asexuality.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The A, B, C, and Ds of Sex (and Asex); Chapter Three: History; Chapter Four: The Prevalence of Asexuality; Chapter Five: To Masturbate or Not to Masturbate; Chapter Six: Sex and Gender; Chapter Seven: Forging an (A)sexual Identity; Chapter Eight: The Madness of Sex; Chapter Nine: Do You Have Hypoactive Skydiving Disorder?; Chapter Ten: A Monster in All of Our Lives; Chapter Eleven: Art and Food on Planet Sex; Chapter Twelve: (A)sexuality and Humor; Chapter Thirteen: Just Because; Chapter Fourteen: The Beginning; Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-39998-8
- 1-283-57467-5
- 9786613887122
- 1-4422-0101-0
- 9781529686753
- OCLC:
- 855502082
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