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Article Excerpt
The Psychophysiology of Sex. Edited by Erick Janssen. Bloomington, IL: Indiana University Press, 2007, 527 + xv pages. Hardcover, $65.00.
This is the latest in a series of books resulting from "invitational workshops" organized by the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Based on a theme, each workshop brings together a select group of researchers, typically those doing "cutting-edge" work in the area. The goal is "to present up-to-date reviews, discuss commonalities and differences in conceptual and methodological approaches, and generate ideas and suggestions for future research" (p. xi). The workshops' format comprises several sessions to include invited presentations and discussants, followed by an open debate, which is recorded and included in the book.
The workshop reflected in this volume focused on six themes: physiology and neurobiology of sexual response; theoretical perspectives and models; learning processes, subjective experience, and genital response; sexual motivation and...
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