| Description |
1 online resource (399 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Politics. What's love got to do with it? How political leaders conditioned westerners to accept monogamy as the default -- All the presidents' women : breaking down the predictable phenomena of politician sex scandals -- Tragedy of the condoms : why western biomedical approaches have failed to stop AIDS epidemics in Africa -- Soldier sex : how the U.S. military inadvertently helped form our concept of gay identity -- Part II: Economics. There goes the gayborhood : an investigation into the economic prowess of LGBT districts -- The power of porn : a look at how erotica shapes our technology and everyday lives -- Invisible handjobs : examining the hidden relationships between governments, markets, and birthrates -- Part III: Religion and culture. Sex, drugs, and corn flakes : the influence of accidental inventions on sex and commerce -- The clerical closet: how the Catholic Church incentivizes the priesthood for devout gay men -- Sex cells and religious pluralism : examining the interfaith dependence of Muslim women -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- About the author |
| Summary |
Do you think sex only shapes our lives in the bedroom' Think again. Your breakfast cereal. Your neighborhood's crime rate. Even your Amazon Prime account. Believe it or not, nearly every aspect of modern life has been shaped in some way by sex. In this fascinating journey through the human psyche, journalist Ross Benes digs deep into the hidden relationship between everyday human existence-including religion, politics, technology, and more-and our sexuality. Ranging from discussions of how the U.S. military inadvertently helped make San Francisco a mecca of gay culture to the original purpose of vibrators, Turned On is a revealing look at just how much sex shapes our society, and how debunking common myths and attitudes about sex can help us better understand what really influences human behavior as we continue to grapple with the wide-ranging effects our sexuality has on the world around us |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sex -- History -- 21st century
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Sex customs.
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Sex instruction.
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Religion and civil society.
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Physical fitness -- Health aspects
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Sex Education
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Sexuality.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Physical fitness -- Health aspects.
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Religion and civil society.
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Sex.
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Sex customs.
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Sex instruction.
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jacobs, A. J
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| ISBN |
9781492670636 |
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1492670634 |
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9781492670629 |
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1492670626 |
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