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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.
Contents
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
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