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Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Appendix A
Appendix B
Glossary
Bibliography

Contents

CHAPTER ONE
UNCHARTED WATERS


A New Perspective
Why a Search for Universals?
Problems in the Data
Whose Values?
Selected References and Comments

CHAPTER TWO
THE SOCIAL NATURE OF HUMAN SEXUALITY


A Universal Conception of Human Sexuality
Reproduction: Just How Relevant Is It?
The Two Key Characteristics of Sexuality
Summary and Conclusions
Selected References and Comments

CHAPTER THREE
THE DELICATE BOUNDARY
Sexual Jealousy


Popular Explanations of Sexual Jealousy
The Social Nature of Jealousy
Is Marital Sexuality Special?
Love is Not Enough
Intrusion and Exclusion: The Structure of Jealousy
The Acceptance of Extramarital Partners
Sexual Jealousy Outside of Marriage and Heterosexuality
Male Dominance and Jealousy: Cross-Cultural Evidence
Summary and Conclusions
Selected References and Comments

CHAPTER FOUR
THE POWER FILTERS
Gender Roles


The Social Nature of Gender
Power and Gender
A Test of a Theory of Gender Inequality
The Linkages of Power, Kinship, and Gender
Power and Sexuality
Summary and Conclusions
Selected References and Comments

CHAPTER FIVE
IDEOLOGIES
The Range of Normality


Human Beings: Cognitive or Emotive?
Sexual Ideologies at the End of the Twentieth Century
A Cross-Cultural Typology of Sexual Ideologies
Premature Ejaculation: An Ideological Construct
What is Sexual Normality?
Summary and Conclusions
Selected References and Comments

CHAPTER SIX
THE SOCIETAL LINKAGES OF HOMOSEXUALITY


Perspectives on Homosexuality: The Heterosexual Bias
A Cross-Cultural Overview
New Explanations: Two Pathways to Homosexuality
Kinship and Gender: Structural Support for Heterosexuality
Summary and Conclusions
Selected References and Comments

CHAPTER SEVEN
EROTICA
Pathway to Sexuality or Subordination?


Pornography or Erotica: What You See is What You Get
Erotica and Violence: The Experimental Research Evidence
Erotica and Violence: The Nonexperimental Research Evidence
Who Goes to Erotic Films?
Erotica: A Cross-Cultural View
The Standard Sample: An Explanation of Rape
Erotic Fantasies and Gender Roles
Summary and Conclusions
Selected References and Comments

CHAPTER EIGHT
A SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY


Sociology: A Singular Perspective
Basic Assumptions Underlying the Propositions
 
Assumption One,
  Assumption Two,
  Assumption Three,
A Narrative Statement of the Theory
 
Sexual Bonding: Antecedents of Kinship and Gender,
  Sexuality and the Power of Each Gender,
  Sexuality and Ideology,
  Social Change and Societal Linkages,
The Propositional Structure of the Theory
 
Propositions on Sexual Bonding as the Antecedent of Kinship and Gender Roles,
  Propositions on Sexuality and the Power of Each Gender,
  Propositions on Ideology and Sexuality,
  Propositions on Social Change and Sexuality,
The Propositions: Their Unity and Derivation
Coda
Selected References and Comments

APPENDIX A
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE ON THE STANDARD SAMPLE


The Utilization of the Standard Sample: An Overview
Key Variables and Their Frequency Distribution
Procedures and Statistics in the Causal Diagrams
Selected References and Comments

APPENDIX B
DIAGRAMMATIC PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSITIONS


Glossary

Bibliography
 

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