03932nam 22007335 450 991025468470332120210622194041.01-137-40096-X10.1057/978-1-137-40096-3(CKB)3710000000749928(DE-He213)978-1-137-40096-3(MiAaPQ)EBC4720526(EXLCZ)99371000000074992820160711d2016 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExperience, Meaning, and Identity in Sexuality[electronic resource] A Psychosocial Theory of Sexual Stability and Change /by James Horley, Jan Clarke1st ed. 2016.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2016.1 online resource (VI, 295 p.)1-137-40095-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. The Nature and Implications of Personal Construct Theory -- 3. Understanding Multiple Sexualities -- 4. Social Influence on Sexual Constructs -- 5. Power Relations in Sexuality -- 6. Interpreting Sexualised Bodies -- The Commodification of Sex -- 8. Sexual Offenders -- 9. Changing Sexual Interests, Identities, and Behaviours -- 10. Final Concerns.This book takes the head-scratching out of human sexuality. Personal construct theory provides the foundation for a psychosocial explanation of sexuality that views everyday social interaction as key to the development of sexual identity and desires. The theory developed here accounts for stability and change in sexual identity through an understanding of the importance of experience and the importance of meaning in everyday life. The potential impact of erotica and pornography on sexual desire is discussed, as is the role of social power on sexual behaviour. The variation of sexual expression among individuals—everything from asexuality and sado-masochism to sexual assault—is examined and explained. Formal techniques for changing sexual desires are also presented. .Sexual behaviorSexual psychologyGender identitySelfIdentity (Psychology)PersonalitySocial psychologySociologyForensic psychologySexual Behaviorhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Y20080Gender and Sexualityhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X35010Self and Identityhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Y20150Personality and Social Psychologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Y20050Gender Studieshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X35000Forensic Psychologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Y20130Sexual behavior.Sexual psychology.Gender identity.Self.Identity (Psychology).Personality.Social psychology.Sociology.Forensic psychology.Sexual Behavior.Gender and Sexuality.Self and Identity.Personality and Social Psychology.Gender Studies.Forensic Psychology.155.33Horley Jamesauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut781012Clarke Janauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBOOK9910254684703321Experience, Meaning, and Identity in Sexuality2456091UNINA