Introduction -- The sociology of sex in historical perspective -- Theoretical perspectives on sexuality -- Masters and Johnson's research on human sexual response -- A critique of Masters and Johnson's model of the human sexual response cycle -- A critique of Masters and Johnson's concept and classification of sexual dysfunction -- A critique of Masters and Johnson's sex therapy program -- Conclusion
Summary
Gynaecologist William Howell Masters and psychologist Virginia Eshelman Johnson pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. This book examines their influential scientific sex research and its groundbreaking implications for sex therapy and the study of human sexuality. Until now, these developments have been largely ignored in sociology. The book illuminates how Masters and Johnson have constructed their apparently scientific ideas about sexual function and dysfunction wit
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index
