Tells the story of the development and impact of sexology in the United States
Preface to the Revised and Expanded EditionIntroductionPart I. The Emergence of Scientific Sexology1. Toward a "Value-Free" Science of Sex: The Kinsey Reports2. Science, Medicine, and a MarketPart II. Sexology at a Crossroad: Consolidation and Confusion3. The Humanistic Theme in Sexology4. Sexual Science and Sexual Politics5. Conflict and Accommodation: Who Defines Sexuality?Part III. The Practice of Scientific Sexology: Sex Therapy and Gender Research6. Repairing the Conjugal Bed: The Clinical Practice of Modern Sex Therapy7. Regulated Passions: The Invention of Inhibited Sexual Desire and Sex Addiction8. Boys Will Be Girls: Contemporary Research on GenderConclusionAfterwordNotesIndex
Janice M. Irvine is Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of Talk About Sex: The Battles over Sex Education in the United States and the editor of Sexual Cultures and the Construction of Adolescent Sexualities (Temple). In 2005, she received the Simon and Gagnon Award from the Sexualities Section of the American Sociological Association.
"Disorders of Desire remains an excellent history of the sexology movement.[Irving] brilliantly illustrates the tension between sexual science and sexual politics. Disorders of Desire warrants our full endorsement for its arresting contributions to an understanding of sexuality and the history of sexology. This book deserves a place on the shelves of anyone who has a love of history, feminism, gay and lesbian liberation, sexology, and sexuality, as well as anyone who enjoys a thoughtful, well-written work of non-fiction." Sexuality Research and Social Policy "Disorders of Desire provides a significant sociological and historical perspective of the field of sexology. Janice M. Irvine skilfully takes us on a thought-provoking journey into the world of sexology. The book is delightful, informative, and well-written." Contemporary Sexuality "This is an excellent and thought-provoking study" The Society for the Social History of Medicine "A comprehensive, nuanced investigation" American Journal of Sociology "This is a very useful book, one that Irvine rightly describes as a product of a particular intellectual and political moment...Accessibly written, well organized and consistently engaging, this text continues to appeal to a wide audience. It is useful for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, it will continue to appeal to general readers looking for an introduction to the field, to students of sexology, and studies of sexuality, and indeed for specialists looking to gain further insight into their own practice." Archives of Sexual Behavior
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