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A Descriptive Dictionary and Atlas of Sexology by Robert T. Francoeur, editor-in-chief; Timothy Perper and Norman A. Scherzer, coeditors; in collaboration with George P. Sellmer and Martha Cornog is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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The editors of this dictionary have gathered terms and theories from glossaries in college textbooks on human sexuality, consulted medical dictionaries, and utilized concepts developed by psychologist John Money. The terms defined span the disciplines of sociology, biology, medicine, and the humanities. To be found among the more than 6000 entries are theories and observations about sex from Greek philosophers, Freud, and Masters and Johnson. Numerous entries include bibliographic information. Appendixes list philias and paraphilias; phobias and sexual anxieties; biographical sketches; and U.S. Supreme Court decisions relating to sexual behavior. Library Journal The field of sexuality spans a wide range of academic disciplines in the biological sciences, social sciences, and humanities, many of which do not share a common vocabulary. The diversity of expertise combined with a recent explosion of sexological research and knowledge has created confusion and inaccuracy in the cross-disciplinary use of language. By bringing together clear, succinct explanations of the terms and concepts used in each discipline, the authors of this descriptive dictionary have created a standard basis fo

Author

Robert T. Francoeur, editor-in-chief; Timothy Perper and Norman A. Scherzer, coeditors; in collaboration with George P. Sellmer and Martha Cornog

Publisher

New York: Greenwood Press

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313259432

Subjects

Sociology, Gender Studies, Social_sciences