Sex And Society
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a time when human sexuality was rarely discussed openly, Sex and Society by Kenneth Walker and Peter Fletcher boldly confronted the psychological and social dimensions of sex with clarity, compassion, and intellectual rigour. The authors argue that human sexuality is not a self-explanatory biological function but an expression of the whole personality — a radical proposition that situates desire, identity, and social behaviour within a broader psychological and cultural framework. Drawing on a wide range of topics related to sex and its implications for individuals and communities, the book presents a methodical yet accessible examination that was groundbreaking for its era. Walker and Fletcher write with the authoritative confidence of men who understood both the clinical and humanistic dimensions of their subject, weaving together medical insight and social commentary into a cohesive and compelling narrative. Published as part of the iconic Pelican Books imprint — long celebrated for bringing serious intellectual discourse to a mass readership — Sex and Society sits firmly within a tradition of progressive, democratising non-fiction. Its pages challenge the reader to reconsider the assumptions that governed mid-twentieth-century attitudes toward sexuality, leaving one to wonder just how much — or how little — our understanding has truly evolved.
Author: Kenneth Walker & Peter Fletcher
Format: Paperback
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a time when human sexuality was rarely discussed openly, Sex and Society by Kenneth Walker and Peter Fletcher boldly confronted the psychological and social dimensions of sex with clarity, compassion, and intellectual rigour. The authors argue that human sexuality is not a self-explanatory biological function but an expression of the whole personality — a radical proposition that situates desire, identity, and social behaviour within a broader psychological and cultural framework. Drawing on a wide range of topics related to sex and its implications for individuals and communities, the book presents a methodical yet accessible examination that was groundbreaking for its era. Walker and Fletcher write with the authoritative confidence of men who understood both the clinical and humanistic dimensions of their subject, weaving together medical insight and social commentary into a cohesive and compelling narrative. Published as part of the iconic Pelican Books imprint — long celebrated for bringing serious intellectual discourse to a mass readership — Sex and Society sits firmly within a tradition of progressive, democratising non-fiction. Its pages challenge the reader to reconsider the assumptions that governed mid-twentieth-century attitudes toward sexuality, leaving one to wonder just how much — or how little — our understanding has truly evolved.