Patterns Of Sexual Behavior
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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A landmark work in the scientific study of human sexuality, Patterns of Sexual Behavior presents a sweeping cross-cultural and cross-species analysis of sexual conduct, drawing on data from anthropology, biology, and comparative psychology. Authors Clellan S. Ford and Frank A. Beach systematically examine sexual practices across 190 human societies and dozens of animal species, arguing that what is considered normal or deviant is largely a product of cultural conditioning rather than biological imperative — a radical and courageous assertion for its time. The work stands as a foundational text in the fields of sexology and anthropology, wielding a cool, empirical authority that strips away moral bias to reveal the extraordinary diversity of sexual life on Earth. Ford and Beach write with the precision of scientists and the breadth of humanists, constructing a framework that influenced generations of researchers, including Alfred Kinsey and Masters and Johnson. For anyone who has ever questioned the cultural assumptions underlying human intimacy, this volume raises questions that remain as urgent and unsettling today as when it was first published.
Author: Clellan S. Ford And Frank A. Beach
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work in the scientific study of human sexuality, Patterns of Sexual Behavior presents a sweeping cross-cultural and cross-species analysis of sexual conduct, drawing on data from anthropology, biology, and comparative psychology. Authors Clellan S. Ford and Frank A. Beach systematically examine sexual practices across 190 human societies and dozens of animal species, arguing that what is considered normal or deviant is largely a product of cultural conditioning rather than biological imperative — a radical and courageous assertion for its time. The work stands as a foundational text in the fields of sexology and anthropology, wielding a cool, empirical authority that strips away moral bias to reveal the extraordinary diversity of sexual life on Earth. Ford and Beach write with the precision of scientists and the breadth of humanists, constructing a framework that influenced generations of researchers, including Alfred Kinsey and Masters and Johnson. For anyone who has ever questioned the cultural assumptions underlying human intimacy, this volume raises questions that remain as urgent and unsettling today as when it was first published.