Females, males, and sexuality : theories and research / edited by Kathryn Kelley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelley, Kathryn, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex.

Sex differences (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York State : State University of New York Press, [1987]

Summary:

Females, Males, and Sexuality examines the differences and similarities between males and females in their sexual attitudes, fantasies, and behaviors. Long a controversial subject, the differences between the sexes remains a source of unanswered questions and provocative debates.The views of eight behavioral scientists are combined in this volume to provide biological, social, and socio-biological perspectives on gender and sexuality. Sex variations in attitudes and behaviors are integrated in the introductory chapter. It provides a theoretical framework for describing current findings presented in subsequent chapters, as well as predicting the likelihood of sex differences in future studies. In other chapters, research on the premenstrual syndrome, hormones, and sexual expectations are analyzed. In chapters on attitudes about contraception, female contraceptive behavior serves as a model for organizing predictions about such behavior in males.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Biographical Sketches

CHAPTER 1 Perspectives on Females, Males, and Sexuality

CHAPTER 2 Hormones and Sex-Related Behavior: A Comparative Analysis

CHAPTER 3 A Biosocial Theory of Heterosexual Relationships

CHAPTER 4 The Premenstrual Syndrome

CHAPTER 5 Gender Differences in Sexual Scenarios

CHAPTER 6 Females, Males, and Sexual Responses

CHAPTER 7 Sexuality: A Feminist Perspective

CHAPTER 8 Emotional and Cognitive Barriers to Effective Contraception: Are Males and Females Really Different?

Appendix

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438408651

143840865X

OCLC:

1475866217