Title: Men and sex : new psychological perspectives /
Authors: Brooks, Gary R., 1946-; Levant, Ronald F.
Publisher: J. Wiley,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Gay men Sexual behavior United States; Intimacy (Psychology) United States.; Men United States Psychology.; Men Sexual behavior United States; Sex (Psychology) United States.; Homosexuality, Male psychology; Men psychology; Sex Psychology.; Sexual Behavior psychology; Men Sexual behavior United States.; Gay men Sexual behavior United States.; Sex (Psychology); Intimacy (Psychology); Sexual Behavior; Interpersonal Relations; Sexuality; United States
Abstract: The book begins with an examination of nonrelational sexuality - the tendency to experience sex primarily as lust without any requirements for relational intimacy or emotional attachment. The central mechanism of nonrelational sexuality, the focus on physical attributes and the objectification of women"the Centerfold Syndrome"--Is linked to a spectrum of problems associated with nonrelational sexuality: appearance obsession in women, repetitive infidelity and Don Juanism, sex as a commodity, sexual harassment and rape, and the perpetration of sexual abuse. Variations of these problems are explored in chapters that examine nonrelational sex across the life span, in African-American men, and among gay men. Men and Sex offers a firm foundation for mental health professionals and social scientists who want to encourage change on the personal as well as cultural levels. It is both a springboard for researchers who seek new avenues of investigation into male sexuality and a powerful introduction to the subject for students at the graduate and senior undergraduate levels.
Contents: Men and the problem of nonrelational sex / Ronald F. Levant and Gary R. Brooks -- Nonrelational sexuality in men / Ronald F. Levant -- The centerfold syndrome / Gary R. Brooks -- Appearance obsession : women's reactions to men's objectification of their bodies / Joni E. Johnston -- Repetitive infidelity, womanizing, and Don Juanism / Don-David Lusterman -- Sex as commodity : men and the sex industry / Wendy E. Stock -- Sexual harassment and rape : a view from higher education / Earl L. Backman and Linda R. Backman -- Male gender socialization and the perpetration of sexual abuse / David Lisak -- Men's resolution of nonrelational sex across the lifespan / Glenn E. Good and Nancy B. Sherrod -- African American men and nonrelational sex / Vernon McClean -- Gay men and nonrelational sex / Roy Scrivner -- Toward the reconstruction of male sexuality : a prescription for the future / Gary R. Brooks and Ronald F. Levant.