Orgasmic Bodies [electronic resource] : The Orgasm in Contemporary Western Culture /
Frith, Hannah.author.
Orgasmic Bodies explores how bodily experiences of orgasm are worked up as present/absent, complicated/straightforward, too slow/too fast, fake or real, in the doing of masculinities and femininities. Engaging with both science and popular culture it examines the meanings given to orgasmic bodies in contemporary heterosex.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Orgasmic Bodies explores how bodily experiences of orgasm are worked up as present/absent, complicated/straightforward, too slow/too fast, fake or real, in the doing of masculinities and femininities. Engaging with both science and popular culture it examines the meanings given to orgasmic bodies in contemporary heterosex.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. What Is An Orgasm... And Why Does It Matter? -- 2. The Orgasmic Imperative -- 3. Complicated Women, Straightforward Men -- 4. Coming Together: The Timing Of Orgasm -- 5. Orgasmic Labour: Training The Body For Orgasmic Success -- 6. Performing Orgasm: Blurring The 'Real' And The 'Fake' -- 7. Embodying Orgasmic Sensation -- 8. The Climax: Conclusions And Reflections -- Endnotes.
Critical psychology.
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