Sin, Sickness and Sanity: A History of Sexual Attitudes

ISBN-13: 9780367174699 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 284 str.

Vern L. Bullough; Bonnie Bullough

Opis

Originally published in 1977. Extensively researched, this fascinating classic work is a comprehensive summary of our knowledge of past sexual attitudes as well as an appraisal of the causes and direction of sexual revolution.

Spis treści

1. Breaking the Taboo 2. Why the Hostility to Sex 3. "Unnatural Sex" 4. Sex Need Not Be a Sin: Some Alternative Views (China, India, Islam) 5. The Secret Sin 6. Sex vs. Gender (Transvestism, Transsexualism) 7. Pregnancy, Contraceptives, and Abortion 8. Should People Who Menstruate be Admitted to Harvard? 9. Prostitution and the Pox 10. Pornography, Obscenity, or Personal Preference? 11. Nudism and Clothing 12. Homosexuality, Sex Labelling and Stigmatized Behavior 13. Sex in a Changing World