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Social Dimension of Sex, The
Roy F. Baumeister
Dianne M. Tice, both of Case Western Reserve University

ISBN-10: 0205324428
ISBN-13: 9780205324422

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paper; 294 pp
Published: 09/07/2000
Status: Out of Print

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A contemporary, provocative exploration of the social dimension of sexuality, with a focus on applying research findings.

Much of the scientific writing about sex has focused on the inner, biological processes and clinical problems and treatments, neglecting the important social dimension of sexuality. This unique volume merges research in social psychology and human sexuality, using themes from social psychology to shed light on sexual behavior and demonstrate how sexual behavior is shaped by social surroundings.

Applies a wide variety of theories on the social nature of sexuality with exploration of strengths and weaknesses of each theory.

Emphasizes the social dimension of sex with integrated coverage of physical, biological, and evolutionary influences.

Applies research in social psychology, such as data on social exchange theory, attraction and aggression, and sexual networks, to better understand sexual behavior.

1. What This Book Is About.

Multiple Wives.

What Is Needed?

Men and Women.

Regarding Feminism.

Truth Is a Big Pie.

Sex as Social Exchange.

Some Words of Warning.

2. How Much Sex Is Going On?

How Many Sex Partners?

Conclusion.

3. Sex, Self-Esteem, and Self-Awareness: From Conquests to Spanking.

Self-Esteem and Sex.

Self-Awareness and Sex.

Masochism: The Joy of Being Spanked.

4. Nature, Culture, and What if There's No One to Marry Me?

Culture Scores.

Nature Claims Its Due.

Integrating Natural and Cultural Causation.

5. Do Women Have a Milder Sex Drive Than Men?

What Exactly Is Sex Drive?

Why Should Women Want Sex Less?

Evidence of the Gender Differene in Sex Drive.

The Suppression of Female Sexuality: Two Conspiracy Theories.

Testing the Theories.

6. The Plasticity of the Female Sex Drive.

Erotic Plasticity.

Searching for a Reason for the Gender Difference.

Conclusion.

7. Limited Resources in Sex: Novelty, Passion, and Intimacy.

Novelty as Limited Resource.

Passion, Intimacy, and Time.

Revisiting the Gender Gap in Sex Drives.

Face to Face.

8. The Tragedy of the Male Sex Drive.

What Men Want.

Doomed to Sexual Starvation.

Compared to Whom?

The Nature of Tragedy.

Why Don't Women Pay for Sex?

The Panic Button Effect.

Find a Girlfriend.

Men Talk about Women the Way Women Talk about Food.

Are All Men Promiscuously Inclined?

The Zulu Compromise.

Tragic or Merely Pathetic?

Should the Man Buy the Cow?

Managing Your Man.

9. Sex by Force.

Victims and Perpetrators Think Differently.

The Typical Rape.

Radical Feminist Theory of Rape.

Understanding the Rapist.

The Victim's Dilemmas.

10. Sex and Prejudice: The Marriage Bed as Bastion of Racism and Sexism.

Racism in Marriage.

Marriage and Sexism.

What Can Be Done?

11. Concluding Remarks.

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