Naturally Selective
Evolution, Orgasm, and Female Choice
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 2024
216 pages
978-1-003-85071-7 (ISBN)
Description
Researchers of human behaviour have identified an "orgasm gap": Men usually orgasm during intercourse, whereas women often do not. This book addresses this mystery. The two leading explanations are either that women are "psychologically broken" - Freud's theory - or badly designed - the "by-product theory." However, there is a much more compelling third explanation. Evolutionary biology, anatomy, physiology, and direct sex research suggest women have evolved under their own selection pressures and orgasm is a fitness-increasing consequence of such selective factors. This is revealed in their patterns of orgasmic response, which are neither random nor inexplicable.
Key Features
Synthesizes decades of peer-reviewed sex research in anatomy, biology, physiology, and behavior
Engagingly written based on feedback from students, peers, and interested lay persons
Makes sense of the "orgasm gap" between men and women
Provides a wider context of human sexual dimorphism and mutual sexual selection
Balances sex research and real-world research and practical applications.
Key Features
Synthesizes decades of peer-reviewed sex research in anatomy, biology, physiology, and behavior
Engagingly written based on feedback from students, peers, and interested lay persons
Makes sense of the "orgasm gap" between men and women
Provides a wider context of human sexual dimorphism and mutual sexual selection
Balances sex research and real-world research and practical applications.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
2 Halftones, color; 3 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-003-85071-7 (9781003850717)
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Person
Robert King is a psychology lecturer at University College Cork, in the school of Applied Psychology. He lectures on social and biological psychology-especially in the field of human sexual behaviour-as well as on the history and philosophy of science, research methods, statistics, and behavioural genetics. He is the co-director of the Masters in Mental Health which has close ties to local health care providers, and he participates in the clinical courses. King writes an (almost) monthly column for Psychology Today which typically gets over 30k reads when he blogs about sexual behavior ( http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hive-mind ). He also also writes for Quillette online journal about the same topics. Quillette articles typically get 2m+ hits and has a subscribed base of 70k (https://quillette.com/author/robert-king/ ) King published in the peer reviewed literature on human sexual behavior, especially female orgasm, in several journals, including the highest impact factor journal in the field of human sexual behaviour-namely Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Coy Females?
Chapter 3 Sex: The Genes-Eye View
Chapter 4 Ethology: How to Understand Any Trait
Chapter 5 The Two Traditions of Female Orgasm Research
Chapter 6 "The Lady Vanishes"
Chapter 7 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Chapter 8 The Myth of the Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm
Chapter 9 Picky, Picky, Picky
Chapter 10 Getting Cross about Culture
Chapter 11 The Battles, and Truces, of the Sexes
References
Index
Chapter 2 Coy Females?
Chapter 3 Sex: The Genes-Eye View
Chapter 4 Ethology: How to Understand Any Trait
Chapter 5 The Two Traditions of Female Orgasm Research
Chapter 6 "The Lady Vanishes"
Chapter 7 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Chapter 8 The Myth of the Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm
Chapter 9 Picky, Picky, Picky
Chapter 10 Getting Cross about Culture
Chapter 11 The Battles, and Truces, of the Sexes
References
Index
