Men and Sex provides a comprehensive yet accessible account of male sexuality by using the theoretical concept of the 'sexual script' to illuminate different aspects of men's sexual behaviour. Graham begins by discussing different theories of sexuality, before providing a more detailed description of sexual script theory. This proposes how male sexual behaviour can be explained as a result of cultural influences modified by individual experience and personality as well as by interaction with others. Individual chapters detail the development of sexual scripts in childhood and adolescence, masturbation, cultural influences on sexuality, heterosexual behaviour, variations and problems in sexual functioning, homosexual behaviour, transsexualism, procreative sex, coercive sexual behaviour, the impact of physical and mental health problems on sexuality, and sexuality and pornography. The concluding chapter looks at the future of male sexuality. The book makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning literature on masculinity studies.
| ISBN: | 9781107183933 |
| Publication date: | 20th July 2017 |
| Author: | Philip (Institute of Child Health, University College London) Graham |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 322 pages |
| Genres: |
Psychology: sexual behaviour Psychology of gender Sociology Sex and sexuality, social aspects Gender studies: men and boys |