Monogamy : the untold story / Marianne Brandon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandon, Marianne.

Series:

Sex, love, and psychology.

Sex, love, and psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage.

Sex (Psychology).

Sex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Monogamous relationships are firmly embedded in the framework of our society, and yet the divorce rate and common failures of intimacy in long-term relationships challenges the efficacy of this paradigm. Oddly, the concept of monogamy has been virtually ignored by mental health professionals, while anthropologists, sociologists, biologists, and zoologists have researched and explored the topic.||Monogamy: The Untold Story presents not only the scientific research about the challenges of monogamy, but also the practical solutions to overcome them. In part one, the author explores sexual instinc

Contents:

The monogamy illusion

How childhood relationships affect adult sexuality

The human sexual animal : how our brains and biology impact intimacy

Passionate pack animals : making your instincts work for you

Social evolution means sexual revolution

Unleashing aphrodite : female ecstasy via her primal nature

Be your best man : advice for him (and her)

Rethinking cultural norms : creative alternatives to enhancing sexual chemistry

Making love : succulent monogamy

Homework for better sex.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400687228

9786612728570

9781282728578

1282728571

9780313385742

0313385742

OCLC:

667235649