An insider's view of sexual science since Kinsey

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Title:

An insider's view of sexual science since Kinsey

Author:

Reiss, Ira L.

ISBN:

9780742546523

9780742546530

Personal Author:

Reiss, Ira L.

Publication Information:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2006.

Physical Description:

xiv, 239 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Before my PhD -- The antisex bias of the 1950s -- What is this thing called science? -- The sexual revolution and sexual organizations -- New approaches to sexuality -- Building explanations of sexuality -- Some clashes of science, politics and values -- An insider's view of a major crisis in SSSS -- Exploring therapy and HIV/AIDS -- Building a cross-cultural explanation of sexuality -- Can sexual science really help with societal problems? -- New projects and a new life agenda -- Problem areas in sexual science today -- Building a PhD in sexual science -- To the next generation of sexual scientists.

Subject Term:

Sexology -- Research.

Sexology.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005033445.html

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Summary

In a personal, nontechnical, and informal style, eminent researcher Ira L. Reiss discusses the many situations he has encountered during the past fifty years while researching sexuality and developing useful and innovative explanations of its different aspects. Most of the problems that were present during those years are still confronting those who work on human sexuality. Reiss discusses his experiences in sexual science in areas such as premarital sex, the sexual revolution, Masters and Johnson's therapy, feminism and sexuality, crises in sexual organizations, responses to HIV/AIDS, child and adolescent sexuality, radical social constructionism, biology versus sexual science, international trends, and the movement toward a Ph.D. in sexual science. The insights and solutions Reiss proposes are of great importance to all those who are interested in the sexual issues that affect people today.