Why Women Have Sex : Understanding Sexual Motivation - From Adventure to Revenge (And Everything in Between)

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-09-29
Publisher(s): Times Books
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Summary

Through the voices of real women, two of America's leading research psychologists reveal the motivations that guide women's sexual decisions, and explain the deep-seated psychology and biology that often unwittingly drive women's desires.

Author Biography

Cindy M. Meston is one of the world’s leading researchers on women’s sexuality and a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she directs the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory, a cutting-edge lab on women’s sexual experience. David M. Buss, one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology, is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and is the author of several books, including The Evolution of Desire and The Dangerous Passion. Their jointly authored article, “Why Humans Have Sex,” garnered international attention when it was published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior

Table of Contents

Introduction: Inside the Sexual Mindp. xi
What Turns Women On?: Scent, Body, Face, Voice, Movement, Personality, and-Yes-Humorp. 1
The Pleasure of It: Sexual Gratification and Orgasmp. 28
The Thing Called Love: An Emotional and Spiritual Connectionp. 50
The Thrill of Conquest: From Capturing a Mate to Poaching Onep. 78
Green-Eyed Desire: From Guarding a Mate to Trading Upp. 99
A Sense of Duty: When Responsibility or Guilt Callsp. 117
A Sense of Adventure: When Curiosity, Variety-and Mate Evaluation-Beckonp. 145
Barter and Trade: The Value of Sex-Literally and Figurativelyp. 167
The Ego Boost: Body Image, Attention, Power, and Submissionp. 191
The Dark Side: Sexual Deception, Punishment, and Abusep. 211
Sexual Medicine: The Health Rewards of a Sex Lifep. 236
Conclusion: Women's Sexual Complexitiesp. 261
Notesp. 265
Acknowledgmentsp. 291
Indexp. 295
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