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A New View of Women's Sexual Problems

By Ellyn Kaschak, Leonore Tiefer

Published February 25th 2002 by Routledge – 244 pages

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Take a new look at women’s sexuality!

This fascinating book looks at the wide-ranging therapeutic, social, and political implications of the new paradigm of women’s sexuality. International in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems examines the theoretical and practical effects of the landmark document produced by the Working Group on a New View of Women’s Sexuality. The book brings together gender theory, psychology, social science, and medicine in a powerful cultural critique of the reigning medical approach to women’s sexual health. International experts from India, Costa Rica, Israel, the US, and many other cultures place this revolutionary idea in cultural and political context, as well as extrapolating fresh new treatment options for dealing with women’s sexual problems.

A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems analyzes the new paradigm’s implications in many fields, including:

  • family medicine
  • couples counseling for straight and lesbian partners
  • STD prevention and sexual health issues
  • sex therapy
  • sex education
  • feminist theory
  • developmental psychology

Contents

  • PART I: A NEW VIEW OF WOMEN’S SEXUAL PROBLEMS
  • A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems
  • PART II: COMMENTARIES ON THE DOCUMENT: A NEW VIEW OF WOMEN’S SEXUAL PROBLEMS
  • “A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems”—A Family Physician’s Response
  • The Taming of the Screw: Reflections on “A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems”
  • Evidence for the Importance of Relationship Satisfaction for Women’s Sexual Functioning
  • Beyond STD Prevention: Implications of the New View of Women’s Sexual Problems
  • The New View and Latina Sexualities: “Pero no soy una máquina!”
  • Reaching the Hard to Reach: Implications of the New View of Women’s Sexual Problems
  • Sex Therapy with “A New View”
  • An Israeli Sex Therapist Considers a New View of Women’s Sexual Problems
  • New View of Women’s Sexuality: The Case of Costa Rica
  • New View of Women’s Sexuality: The Case of India
  • PART III: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THEORY AND RESEARCH ON WOMEN’S SEXUALITIES
  • Arriving at a “New View” of Women’s Sexual Problems: Background, Theory, and Activism
  • Embodying Orgasm: Gendered Power Relations and Sexual Pleasure
  • A New Paradigm for Women’s Sexual Orientation: Implications for Therapy
  • On the Outside Looking In: In Search of Women’s Sexual Experience
  • Gendered Messages in Sex Ed Films: Trend and Implications for Female Sexual Problems
  • A Research Inquiry into Some American Women’s Sexual Concerns and Problems
  • Not Tonight Dear, I’m Deconstructing a Headache: Confessions of a Lesbian Sex Therapist
  • Epilogue: The Demiurge Remaps the Semi-Urge
  • What’s in a Disorder: A Cultural Analysis of Medical and Pharmaceutical Constructions of Male and Female Sexual Dysfunctions
  • Female Adolescent Sexuality: An Argument for a Developmental Perspective on the New View of Women’s Sexual Problems
  • Orgasms for Sale: The Role of Profit and Politics in Addressing Women’s Sexual Satisfaction
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

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Description: By Ellyn Kaschak, Leonore Tiefer. Take a new look at women’s sexuality!This fascinating book looks at the wide-ranging therapeutic, social, and political implications of the new paradigm of women’s sexuality. International in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, A...
Categories: Mental Health, Sexual & Gender Identity Disorders in Adults, Area Studies