Understanding Human Sexual Inadequacy
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the height of the sexual revolution, Understanding Human Sexual Inadequacy arrived as an essential guide for ordinary readers seeking clarity on one of the most clinically significant studies of the twentieth century. Fred Belliveau and Lin Richter distill the landmark research of Masters and Johnson — the pioneering sex therapists William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson — into a clear, concise, and illustrated explanation accessible to a general audience, covering the physiological and psychological roots of sexual dysfunction in both men and women. The book chronicles the original research presented in Masters and Johnson's own Human Sexual Inadequacy (1970), translating dense clinical language into plain terms without sacrificing scientific integrity, making it the only work exclusively authorized and endorsed by Masters and Johnson themselves. Beyond its role as a popular companion volume, this work holds genuine cultural and historical significance as a document of changing attitudes toward human sexuality, medical authority, and the democratization of scientific knowledge. Belliveau and Richter write with admirable precision and empathy, presenting complex therapeutic concepts — from sensate focus techniques to the treatment of specific dysfunctions — with an approachability that neither condescends nor oversimplifies. For anyone curious about the foundations of modern sex therapy and the groundbreaking research that reshaped our understanding of human intimacy, this authoritative yet accessible volume remains as provocative and illuminating today as when it first appeared.
Author: Fred Belliveau And Lin Richter
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the height of the sexual revolution, Understanding Human Sexual Inadequacy arrived as an essential guide for ordinary readers seeking clarity on one of the most clinically significant studies of the twentieth century. Fred Belliveau and Lin Richter distill the landmark research of Masters and Johnson — the pioneering sex therapists William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson — into a clear, concise, and illustrated explanation accessible to a general audience, covering the physiological and psychological roots of sexual dysfunction in both men and women. The book chronicles the original research presented in Masters and Johnson's own Human Sexual Inadequacy (1970), translating dense clinical language into plain terms without sacrificing scientific integrity, making it the only work exclusively authorized and endorsed by Masters and Johnson themselves. Beyond its role as a popular companion volume, this work holds genuine cultural and historical significance as a document of changing attitudes toward human sexuality, medical authority, and the democratization of scientific knowledge. Belliveau and Richter write with admirable precision and empathy, presenting complex therapeutic concepts — from sensate focus techniques to the treatment of specific dysfunctions — with an approachability that neither condescends nor oversimplifies. For anyone curious about the foundations of modern sex therapy and the groundbreaking research that reshaped our understanding of human intimacy, this authoritative yet accessible volume remains as provocative and illuminating today as when it first appeared.