Understanding Asexuality (eBook)

Anthony F. Bogaert (Autor)

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2012
192 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-0101-9 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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Asexuality can be defined as an enduring lack of sexual attraction. Thus, asexual individuals do not find (and perhaps never have) others sexually appealing. Some consider ';asexuality' as a fourth category of sexual orientation, distinct from heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality. However, there is also recent evidence that the label ';asexual' may be used in a broader way than merely as ';a lack of sexual attraction.' People who say they have sexual attraction to others, but indicate little or no desire for sexual activity are also self-identifying as asexual. Distinct from celibacy, which refers to sexual abstinence by choice where sexual attraction and desire may still be present, asexuality is experienced by those having a lack or sexual attraction or a lack of sexual desire. More and more, those who identify as asexual are ';coming out,' joining up, and forging a common identity. The time is right for a better understanding of this sexual orientation, written by an expert in the field who has conducted studies on asexuality and who has provided important contributions to understanding asexuality. This timely resource will be one of the first books written on the topic for general readers, and the first to look at the historical, biological, and social aspects of asexuality. It includes firsthand accounts throughout from people who identify as asexual. The study of asexuality, as it contrasts so clearly with sexuality, also holds up a lens and reveals clues to the mystery of sexuality.

Autor

Anthony Bogaert is professor of community health sciences and psychology at Brock University. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, along with book chapters, on such topics as asexuality, sexual desire, sexual orientation, birth order and sexual identity, and other related topics.

Inhalt

1: Introduction2: The A, B, C, and Ds of Sex (and Asex)3: History of Asexuality4: The Prevalence of Asexuality5: To Masturbate or Not to Masturbate6: Sex and Gender7: Forging an (A)sexual Identity8: The Madness of Sex9: Do You Have Hypoactive Skydiving Disorder?10: A Monster in All Our Lives11: Art and Food on Planet Sex12: (A)sexuality and Humor13: Just Because14: The BeginningBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.8.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Asexuality
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-0101-0 / 1442201010
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-0101-9 / 9781442201019