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Author Brandon, Marianne.

Title Monogamy : the untold story / Marianne Brandon
Published Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 182 pages)
Series Sex, love, and psychology
Sex, love, and psychology.
Contents The monogamy illusion -- How childhood relationships affect adult sexuality -- The human sexual animal : how our brains and biology impact intimacy -- Passionate pack animals : making your instincts work for you -- Social evolution means sexual revolution -- Unleashing aphrodite : female ecstasy via her primal nature -- Be your best man : advice for him (and her) -- Rethinking cultural norms : creative alternatives to enhancing sexual chemistry -- Making love : succulent monogamy -- Homework for better sex
Summary Monogamous relationships are firmly embedded in the framework of our society, and yet the divorce rate and common failures of intimacy in long-term relationships challenges the efficacy of this paradigm. Oddly, the concept of monogamy has been virtually ignored by mental health professionals, while anthropologists, sociologists, biologists, and zoologists have researched and explored the topic
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Sex (Psychology)
Sex.
Marriage.
sexuality.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
Marriage
Sex
Sex (Psychology)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010020167
ISBN 9780313385742
0313385742
9780313385735
0313385734
1282728571
9781282728578
9786612728570
6612728574