The sex myth : the gap between our fantasies and reality /

"Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told that we live in a time of unprecedented sexual freedom. But beneath the veneer of glossy hedonism, millennial journalist Rachel Hills argues that we are in the grip of a new brand of sexual control. Cosmopolitan meets Foucault in this full-s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hills, Rachel (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2015.
Edition:	First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Subjects:	Sex customs. Sex (Psychology) > Social aspects. Identity (Psychology) Sex in popular culture. Feminism. Feminist theory. PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General.

Table of Contents:

This is not what liberation looks like
Sex: an act unlike any other
Freaks and geeks: the trouble with "normal"
Hot, horny, and in control: the importance of desire
Masculinity: inside the boys' club
Femininity: the Madonna/Gaga complex
Use it or lose it: the performance premium
You aren't what you do: why we've got it wrong
Conclusion: beyond the sex myth.