Table of Contents

Theme and variations: "Am I Normal?"; The Question of Sex; Social Constructionism and the Study of Human Sexuality; Sexual Biology and the Symbolism of the Natural; Historical, Scientific, Clinical and Feminist Criticisms of "The Human Sexual-Response Cycle" Model; Applications of Social Construction to Research on Gender and Sexuality. Popular writings on the theme: Six Months at the Daily News; The Kiss; Advice to the Lovelorn. Feminism and sexuality: Feminism and Sex Research - Ten Years' Reminiscences and Appraisal; Deconstructing Pre-Feminist Sexuality Research; Gender and Meaning in the DSM-111 Sexual Dysfunctions; Feminist Revolution and Sexuality; Feminism and Pornographies; Some Harms to Women of Restrictions on Sexually-Related Expression. Phallocentrism redux: Sexism in Sex Therapy - Whose Idea is Sensate Focus?; In Pursuit of the Perfect Penis - The Medicalization of Male Sexuality; The Medicalization of Impotence - Normalizing Phallocentrism; Foreplay and Other Masculinist Inventions; Might Premature Ejaculation be Organic?; The Perfect Penis Takes a Giant Step Forward. Conclusion - the Politics of Sexology: Three Crises Facing Sexology; New Perspectives in Sexology - From Rigor (Mortis) to Richness; Women's Sexuality - Not a Matter of Health; Sex is not a Natural Act - An Uphill Battle.