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Title
Turned on
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Benes, Ross (author)
Jacobs, A. J., 1968- (author of introduction, etc.)
Subject
Sex--History--21st century (LCSH)
Sex customs (LCSH)
Sex instruction (LCSH)
Sex--Religious aspects--Catholic Church (LCSH)
Religion and civil society (LCSH)
Religion and civil society
Sex
Sex customs
Sex instruction
Sex--Religious aspects--Catholic Church
2000-2099 (FAST)
Genre Form
Language
English (eng)
Classification
LCC: HQ21 .B436 2018 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 306.7 full (Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
index (index)
Content
text (txt)
Summary
Do you think sex only shapes our lives in the bedroom? Think again. Your breakfast cereal. Your neighborhood's crime rate. Even your Amazon Prime account. Believe it or not, nearly every aspect of modern life has been shaped in some way by sex. In this fascinating journey through the human psyche, journalist Ross Benes digs deep into the hidden relationship between everyday human existence-including religion, politics, technology, and more-and our sexuality. Ranging from discussions of how the U.S. military inadvertently helped make San Francisco a mecca of gay culture to the original purpose of vibrators, Turned On is a revealing look at just how much sex shapes our society, and how debunking common myths and attitudes about sex can help us better understand what really influences human behavior as we continue to grapple with the wide-ranging effects our sexuality has on the world around us
Table Of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Politics. What's love got to do with it? How political leaders conditioned westerners to accept monogamy as the default
All the presidents' women : breaking down the predictable phenomena of politician sex scandals
Tragedy of the condoms : why western biomedical approaches have failed to stop AIDS epidemics in Africa
Soldier sex : how the U.S. military inadvertently helped form our concept of gay identity
Part II: Economics. There goes the gayborhood : an investigation into the economic prowess of LGBT districts
The power of porn : a look at how erotica shapes our technology and everyday lives
Invisible handjobs : examining the hidden relationships between governments, markets, and birthrates
Part III: Religion and culture. Sex, drugs, and corn flakes : the influence of accidental inventions on sex and commerce
The clerical closet: how the Catholic Church incentivizes the priesthood for devout gay men
Sex cells and religious pluralism : examining the interfaith dependence of Muslim women
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
About the author
Intended Audience
adult
Authorized Access Point
Benes, Ross Turned on
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Date: 2019-06-12
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Date: 2019-06-14T17:20:11
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Date: 2024-08-03T08:00:10.197509-04:00
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Description Language: English
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Turned on