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The Phenomenology of Sex, Love, and Intimacy presents a phenomenological exploration of love as it manifests itself through sexual desires and intimate relationships. Setting up a unique dialogue between psychology and philosophy, Susi Ferrarello offers a perspective through which clinicians can inform their practice on diverse issues of human sexuality. Drawing on Husserl’s phenomenology, Ferrarello’s analysis of love spans a range of disciplines including psychology, theology, biology, epistemology, and axiology, as well as areas related to gender, consent, and political control. Combining Husserlian perspectives on ethics with a focus on lived-experience, this text will deepen therapists’ understanding of love as the subject of interdisciplinary inquiry and enable them to locate questions of sexuality and intimacy within an academic framework. With key theoretical principles included to allow clinicians to think through and clarify their practice, this book will be a valuable tool for sex therapists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors, as well as psychology and philosophy students alike.
"In clear language and conceptualization and through the liberal use of case material from therapy sessions, the authors show how individuals can be helped to overcome these challenges and become physically and emotionally closer to their partners."--BOOK JACKET.
Wonderful sex does more than melt both body and soul; it brings power, energy, and deep satisfaction to all aspects of our lives. In this unique book, women who consider themselves highly sexually responsive talk in intimate detail about what gives them the greatest pleasure. They redefine sex—based on how women really experience sexual pleasure—confirming what every woman knows instinctively, while creating a new language that every woman will understand. Based on extensive one-on-one interviews conducted by Dr. Ogden with hundreds of women, this thought-provoking, wise, and unprecedented book transforms how we view sex by giving us new ways to think about sexual pleasure. To learn more about the author, Gina Ogden, go to www.ginaogden.com.
Using a style that draws students into the ongoing inquiry into how intimate relationships work, Love and Intimate Relationships investigates the life cycle of relationships influences that affect them, theories behind them, and ways to improve them. Dozens of stories from students themselves, case examples and over 150 tables, figure, and the cartoons of Don Edwing of Mad Magazine help bring the material alive. The book is also unique in exploring aspects of human relationships not covered in other textbooks on the subject. Love and Intimate Relationships helps bring the complex issues surrounding intimate relationships into focus for students from diverse backgrounds. The multidisciplinary perspective of the textbook makes it ideal for introductory courses in psychology, marriage counseling, human relations, and sexuality, and interpersonal relationships
[Abstract] The purpose of this phenomenological research study was to describe qualities of optimal male/female relationships. The question under study was, "How do people perceive and describe their involvement in an optimal male/ female relationship?" The involvement must be an intimate and loving relationship. Optimal was defined as, most desirable or satisfactory, and what was sought was an understanding of these healthy, exceptional involvements. A review of the literature drew relevant information from primarily three areas in psychology: a) Love, b) Sex Roles and c) Humanistic Psychology. This review revealed that there had not been a systematic phenomenological study done on optimal male/female relationships. The research model provided the conceptual framework of the study and included a discussion of scientific paradigms, humanistic research and the phenomenological process. The process of phenomenology seeks to determine the qualities of the experience in the manner in which it is lived. The purpose is to delineate the features common to all individual experiences of the same type. Individuals who are presently involved in optimal male/female relationships were interviewed. Tapes of these interviews and-transcriptions of the tapes suplied the data which was handled through the process of phenomenal analysis. The data revealed twenty-two distinct expressions which were drawn into six clusters or descriptive constituents. They are the following: 1) SELF-AWARENESS - A) A high degree of individual self-awareness and self-acceptance. B) An ability to separate personal issues from the process of the relationship. C) Each person is self-sufficient and independent. D) Each person is versatile, adaptable and in a process of growth. 2) TRANSPARENCY - A) Honesty in self-expression, what is felt matches what is expressed. B) A great amount of communication. C) Feelings are important, expression of the full range of emotions. 3) UNDERSTANDING - A) Existence of tacit and non-verbal communication, intuitive. B) Very supportive, empathic, nurturing and trusting. 4) LOVE - A) Feelings of magic and mystery, profound and ineffable. B) A very special, unique relationship, feeling of "being at home". C) Integration of emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual love. D) Love lived in every day life; freshness, newness, re-creation of love. 5) TRANSCEDENT - A) Transcendence of externals, such as roles, social norms or beliefs. B) Synergistic, transcendence of self. C) Clarity of perception, non-illusory; acceptance -of what is. 6) RELATING - A) High degree of satisfaction found in each other1s presence. B) Feeling of being on the same wave length, resonating, being in harmony. C) Gain strength and energy from the relationship. D) Learn from and stimulate each other's growth; striving to grow. E) Absolute respect for the other; egalitarian, cooperative. F) Relationship is changing, fluid, in motion. The findings of this study could be utilized in the process of psychotherapy to facilitate individual awareness of healthy intimacy and could be used in the educational realm at all levels to promote personal and interpersonal awareness.
The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Love offers a wide array of original essays from leading philosophers on the nature and value of love.
This collection joins together sixty essays on the philosophy of love and sex. Each was presented at a meeting of The Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love held between 1977 and 1992 and later revised for this edition. Topics addressed include ethical and political issues (AIDS, abortion, homosexual rights, and pornography), conceptual matters (the nature, essence, or definition of love, friendship, sexual desire, and perversion); the study of classical and historical figures (Plato, Aristotle, Spinoza, Kant, and Kierkegaard); and issues in feminist theory (sexual objectification, the social construction of female sexuality, reproductive and marital arrangements). Authors include Jerome Shaffer, Sandra Harding, Michael Ruse, Richard Mohr, Russell Vannoy, Claudia Card, M.C. Dillon, Gene Fendt, Steven Emmanuel, T.F. Morris, Timo Airaksinen, and Sylvia Walsh. The editor, who is the author of Pornography (1986), The Structure of Love (1990), and Sexual Investigations (1996), has also contributed six pieces and an Introduction.
Social psychology has made great advancements in understanding how our romantic relationships function and to some extent, dissolve. However, the social and behavioral sciences in much of western scholarship often focus exclusively on the more positive aspects of intimate relationships--and less so on more controversial or unconventional aspects. The goal of this volume is to explore and illuminate some of these underrepresented aspects: aspects such as non-monogamy, female orgasm, sadism, and hate, that often function alongside love in intimate relationships. Ultimately, by looking at intimate relationships in this way, the volume contributes to and advocates for a more holistic and comprehensive view of intimate relationships. Throughout the volume, contributors from social, clinical, and evolutionary psychology cover love and hate from a variety of (sometimes opposing) perspectives. The first section, covers love and the changing landscape of intimate relationships. Its chapters review the current literature and research of understudied topics like non-monogamy, female orgasm, sexual fantasies, and the viewpoint of love as something other than positive. The second section explores hate and how hate can operate in intimate relationships--for example, the appearance of sadistic behavior and debates the nature of hate as either a motivation or emotion. The volume concludes, by looking at ways in which the appearance of hate in relationships can be dealt with and overcome successfully. Taken together, these two sections reflect the full variety of experiences within intimate relationships. With the aim of exploring how love and hate can-and frequently do-work together, The Psychology of Love and Hate in Intimate Relationships is a fascinating psychological exploration of intimate relationships in modern times. It is an invaluable resource to academics and students specializing in psychology, gender, and sociology, including clinicians and therapists, and all those interested in increasing our knowledge of intimate relationships.
According to Douglas and Atwell the greatest value of social science comes from providing a general model which systematically reveals how the discernable truths of a given object of study interact. After first determining these basic assumptions and identifying a suitable methodology, social scient.