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Informationen zum Autor Pepper Schwartz is Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington. She is also Senior Fellow on the Council on the Contemporary Family! on the board of the University of Minnesota Sexual Health Center! and Chairperson of the Advisory Board for the Ph.D. in Sexual Studies at the Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco. She is the author of 20 books! including The Getaway Guide to a Great Sex Weekend (2012)! The Normal Bar: The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples (2013) and Dating After 50 for Dummies (Wiley 2014). She is the recipient of numerous national awards and Past President of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.Martha Kempner is a writer! consultant! and sexual health expert. She has authored numerous publications for young people! parents! educators! and policymakers! and currently serves as the staff writer focused on sexual health for RH Reality Check! an online news source dedicated to reproductive health and rights. Martha has a Masters degree in human sexuality from New York University. Klappentext There exists a wide range of misconceptions concerning human sexuality! many of which are certified by self-appointed "experts" and passed on as the absolute truth; some of which are even taught in schools. Some of these misconceptions are so misleading as to be dangerous while others can cause needless worry and anxiety.50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality seeks to dispel commonly accepted myths and misunderstandings surrounding human sexuality. Authors Schwartz and Kempner provide an enlightening! fascinating and challenging book that covers the fifty areas they believe individuals must understand to have a safe! pleasurable and healthy sex life. Encompassing heterosexual and same-sex relationships where possible! these include myths surrounding pre-marital sex! masturbation! sexual diseases! fantasy! pornography! contraception! and understanding emotions such as jealousy! body image insecurity! passionate love and sexual aggression and how they affect sexual health and happiness.Based on their collective years of experience working in the field of human sexuality! the authors provide an enlightening! fascinating and challenging book for students learning about human sexuality! and an engaging introduction for general readers interested in questions about the human behavior! sexuality! and gender diversity. Zusammenfassung 50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality seeks to dispel commonly accepted myths and misunderstandings surrounding human sexuality! providing an enlightening! fascinating and challenging book that covers the fifty areas the author s believe individuals must understand to have a safe! pleasurable and healthy sex life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix1 Body PartsWho Has What and How It Works 1#1 Bigger Penises Are Better 1#2 Vaginas Are Dirty! Ugly! and Smell Bad 6#3 Male Circumcision Is Dangerous and Completely Unnecessary 14#4 The G-spot Is the Most Orgasmic Part of a Woman's Body 22#5 Testosterone Is the Main Predictor of Sex Drive in Men! and You Can Always Add More 26#6 Everyone Is Born Either Male or Female 312 Orientation and IdentityWho We Are and Who We Want 41#7 You Can Tell If Someone Is Gay Just by Looking at Him/Her 41#8 No One Is Really Bisexual 44#9 Most Transgender Individuals Get Surgery 49#10 Homosexuality Can Be Cured 55#11 Same-Sex Relationships Are Inherently Different from Those Between One Man and One Woman 64#12 Children of Same-Sex Parents Have Psychological Issues and Usually End Up Gay 69#13 Most Child Molesters Are Gay Men 773 Sexual StatsWho Has Sex? How Often? How Hot? 83#14 Single People Have the Best Sex Life Since They're Not Tied Down 83#15 Married Sex Is Boring! and Boring Sex Is Bad 87#16 Grandma Doesn't Have Sex (and I Doubt that Mom Does Either) 91#17 Young People Are Sexually Wild! Promiscuous! and Irrespons...
