50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality seeks to dispel
commonly accepted myths and misunderstandings surrounding human
sexuality, providing an enlightening, fascinating and challenging
book that covers the fifty areas the author's believe
individuals must understand to have a safe, pleasurable and healthy
sex life.

• Dispels/Explores commonly accepted myths and misunderstandings
  surrounding human sexuality

• Includes comparisons to other countries and cultures exploring
  different beliefs and how societies can influence perceptions

• Areas discussed include: pre-marital sex, masturbation, sexual
  diseases, fantasy, pornography, relationships, contraception,
  and emotions such as jealousy, body image insecurity,
  passionate love and sexual aggression

• Covers both heterosexual and same-sex relationships

Auteur

Pepper Schwartz is Professor of Sociology at the
University of Washington. She is also Senior Fellow on the Council
on the Contemporary Family, on the board of the University of
Minnesota Sexual Health Center, and Chairperson of the Advisory
Board for the Ph.D. in Sexual Studies at the Institute for Integral
Studies in San Francisco. She is the author of 20 books, including
The Getaway Guide to a Great Sex Weekend (2012), The
Normal Bar: The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples (2013) and
Dating After 50 for Dummies (Wiley 2014). She is the
recipient of numerous national awards and Past President of The
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
Martha Kempner is a writer, consultant, and sexual health
expert. She has authored numerous publications for young
people, parents, educators, and policymakers, and currently serves
as the staff writer focused on sexual health for RH Reality Check,
an online news source dedicated to reproductive health and rights.
Martha has a Master's degree in human sexuality from New York
University.

Résumé

50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality seeks to dispel commonly accepted myths and misunderstandings surrounding human sexuality, providing an enlightening, fascinating and challenging book that covers the fifty areas the author's believe individuals must understand to have a safe, pleasurable and healthy sex life.

• Dispels/Explores commonly accepted myths and misunderstandings surrounding human sexuality
• Includes comparisons to other countries and cultures exploring different beliefs and how societies can influence perceptions
• Areas discussed include: pre-marital sex, masturbation, sexual diseases, fantasy, pornography, relationships, contraception, and emotions such as jealousy, body image insecurity, passionate love and sexual aggression
• Covers both heterosexual and same-sex relationships

Contenu
Preface ix 1 Body Parts

Who Has What and How It Works 1

1 Bigger Penises Are Better 1

2 Vaginas Are Dirty, Ugly, and Smell Bad 6

3 Male Circumcision Is Dangerous and Completely Unnecessary 14

4 The G-spot Is the Most Orgasmic Part of a Woman's Body 22

5 Testosterone Is the Main Predictor of Sex Drive in Men, and You Can Always Add More 26

6 Everyone Is Born Either Male or Female 31

2 Orientation and Identity

Who We Are and Who We Want 41

7 You Can Tell If Someone Is Gay Just by Looking at Him/Her 41

8 No One Is Really Bisexual 44

9 Most Transgender Individuals Get Surgery 49

10 Homosexuality Can Be Cured 55

11 Same-Sex Relationships Are Inherently Different from Those Between One Man and One Woman 64

12 Children of Same-Sex Parents Have Psychological Issues and Usually End Up Gay 69

13 Most Child Molesters Are Gay Men 77

3 Sexual Stats

Who Has Sex? How Often? How Hot? 83

14 Single People Have the Best Sex Life Since They're Not Tied Down 83

15 Married Sex Is Boring, and Boring Sex Is Bad 87

16 Grandma Doesn't Have Sex (and I Doubt that Mom Does Either) 91

17 Young People Are Sexually Wild, Promiscuous, and Irresponsible 97

18 Anal Sex is Not Normal 102

4 Performance

Lights, Camera, Orgasm 110

19 The First Time You Have Sex Is One of the Best and Most Meaningful Events of Your Life 110

20 Good Sex Always Ends With Simultaneous Orgasms 117

21 No Partner of Mine Has Ever Faked an Orgasm 123

22 Women Want to Be Dominated in Bed, Rough Sex Is the Most Fun 126

23 Only People Who Aren't Getting Any Masturbate 129

24 Not Horny? Horny Goat Weed Can Help 132

5 Conception and Contraception

Illusions and Delusions 137

25 She's Not Going to Get Pregnant if We Just Do It This Once 137

26 The Pill and Other Birth Control Methods are Actually Dangerous to a Woman's Health 141

27 Withdrawal Is Just as Good as Any Other Contraceptive Method 151

28 Condoms Don't Work Very Well, Plus They Take All the Fun Out of Sex Anyway 156

29 Abortion Causes Breast Cancer and a Host of Mental Health Issues 162

6 STIs and Protection

The Risks of Romance 167

30 There's a Cure for HIV and AIDS 167

31 STIs Are No Big Deal as Long as You Take Your Medicine 174

32 HPV Vaccines (and Other Prevention Methods) Turn Girls into Sluts 183

7 Relationships

Dating and Desire 190

33 Hooking Up Never Leads to a Relationship 190

34 If You Feel Attracted to Someone Else, There Must Be Something Wrong With Your Relationship 194

35 Most Female Fantasies Revolve Around a Love Story 196

36 Men Cheat, Women Rarely Do 203

37 Most Couples have Matched Sexual Appetites 211

8 When Sex is Unhealthy

Sex and Trouble 216

38 Jealousy Is Romantic 216

39 Alcohol Makes Sex Better 220

40 Alcohol and Sex Are a Harmless Combination 225

41 For Girls, Sometimes Sex Just Hurts 229

42 Men Under 40 Rarely Have Trouble With Erections 234

43 People Can Get Addicted to Sex, Just Like They're Addicted to Alcohol or Drugs 241

44 She Was Asking For It, and Other Common Myths About Sexual Assault 248

45 Pornography Is Dangerous 253

9 The Not-So-Private Side of Sex

Sex, Society, and the Law 262

46 Sex Education Makes Kids More Sexually Active 262

47 Men Who Have a Lot of Sex Are Studs, Women Are Sluts 270

48 Sexting is a Dangerous Epidemic Among Teens 276

49 If Sex Is Consensual, It Can Never Be Illegal 283

50 The Struggle for Gay Rights Is Over 292

Index 301