Anatomy of masochism /

Are dominance and submission inevitable in human relationships? Believing that sadomasochism is becoming an ever more obtrusive phenomenon in developed countries, the author surveyed 48 self-declared sadomasochists (43 male, 5 female) and 35 controls (26 male, 9 female) in an effort to elicit inform...

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Main Author: Rathbone, June
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2001]
Series:Plenum series in social/clinical psychology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Are dominance and submission inevitable in human relationships? Believing that sadomasochism is becoming an ever more obtrusive phenomenon in developed countries, the author surveyed 48 self-declared sadomasochists (43 male, 5 female) and 35 controls (26 male, 9 female) in an effort to elicit information on early family relationships, morale, and sexual behavior and fantasy; she also looks at the philosophy of masochism and its damaging effects.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-339) and index.
ISBN:9781461513476 (electronic bk.)
1461513472 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1568-2528