Outstanding feminist scholars present seldom discussed women’s views of sexuality. In the past, there has been little feminist discussion among sexuality professionals and between feminist therapists and sex therapists. The valuable ideas expressed by the contributors to this book are aimed at increasing the possibilities for all therapists and counselors to discuss with their clients the nature of sexuality, and in particular, what women feel about sex. Professionals provide remarkable perspectives on issues that concern all women--orgasm, the double standard, new reproductive options, intimacy, bisexuality, and more.
Author(s): Ellen Cole (editor), Esther Rothblum (editor)
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 1988
Language: English
Pages: 300
Tags: sex therapy, feminist criticism, psychology, sexuality, intimacy
CONTENTS
Introduction
A Feminist Critique of the Sexual Dysfunction Nomenclature
Propping Up the Phallocracy: A Feminist Critique of Sex Therapy and Research
Women and Sexual Ecstasy: How Can Therapists Help?
Sexual Socialization for Therapists: Applications for the Counseling/ Psychotherapy of Women
The Theory of Sexual Relativity: Female Reality/ Male Myth
Reporting Colleagues Who Are Sexually Intimate with Clients: It's Time to Talk
''Nice Women'' Don't Say Yes and ''Real Men'' Don't Say No: How Miscommunication and the Double Standard Can CauseSexual Problems
Sexual Difficulties Experienced by Women with Interstitial Cystitis
Disorders of Desire: Women, Sex, and Food
Intimacy and the New Reproductive Options
When Abortion Is a Blessing
Sex at Menopause: Each in Her Own Way
Teaching Safe Sex to Women in the Age of AIDS
When the Diagnosis Is Vaginismus: Fighting Misconceptions
Issues in Sex Therapy with Ethnicand Racial Minority Women
Lesbian Sexuality in the Framework of Psychotherapy: A Practical Model for the Lesbian Therapist
Research on the Sex Practices of 1566 Lesbiansand the Clinical Applications
Bisexuality in Women: Myths, Realities, and Implications for Therapy
Issues in Sex Therapy with Survivors of Intrafamily Sexual Abuse
Divorced Women's Sexual and Contraceptive Issues
Women, Sexuality, and Disabilities
EPILOGUE
