Sexual Images of the Self The Psychology of Erotic Sensations and Illusions |
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| Author:
| Fisher, Seymour |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8058-0439-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1989 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Psychology Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume documents how sexual practices and fictions infiltrate and are influenced by a person's feelings about the self and the body. Using paradigms derived from self and body image theory, Fisher combines research from the past several decades dealing with sexual behavior to test major theories concerning diverse sexual phenomena. The book integrates, within a broad conceptual scheme, research findings concerning major aspects of sexual behavior such as the development of sexual...
More DescriptionThis volume documents how sexual practices and fictions infiltrate and are influenced by a person's feelings about the self and the body. Using paradigms derived from self and body image theory, Fisher combines research from the past several decades dealing with sexual behavior to test major theories concerning diverse sexual phenomena. The book integrates, within a broad conceptual scheme, research findings concerning major aspects of sexual behavior such as the development of sexual competence, orgasm consistence, clitoral versus vaginal preference, and homosexuality.