Understanding Asexuality

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.

List of contents

1: Introduction
2: The A, B, C, and Ds of Sex (and Asex)
3: History of Asexuality
4: The Prevalence of Asexuality
5: To Masturbate or Not to Masturbate
6: Sex and Gender
7: Forging an (A)sexual Identity
8: The Madness of Sex
9: Do You Have Hypoactive Skydiving Disorder?
10: A Monster in All Our Lives
11: Art and Food on Planet Sex
12: (A)sexuality and Humor
13: Just Because
14: The Beginning

Bibliography

About the author

By Anthony F. Bogaert

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony F. Bogaert, Bogaert Anthony F 1963, Bogaert Anthony F.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.03.2015
• EAN: 9781442201002
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0100-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, Gender studies, gender groups, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sexual Behaviour, Asexuality