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Tag Archives: sexuality
Mary Roach in bed, Frank Underwood’s crib notes, and a love story for libraries
It’s been a week of …very different books here. First up, Mary Roach’s Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. All of Roach’s previous other works, all mostly-humorous attempts to review the science of taboo or often overlooked subject, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews, science
Tagged participation, Politics-CivicInterest, science, sexuality
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Why is Sex Fun?
Why is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality © 1997 Jared Diamond 172 pages Why is Sex Fun is a provocatively titled, slim volume on the evolution of human sexuality. Diamond never addresses the titular question, though, instead evaluating … Continue reading
Manhood in the Making
Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity272 pages© David Gilmore 1991 What is it to “be a man”? Manhood in the Making reviews various ethnographic studies that focused on sex and gender roles, throughout the world. In it, the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged gangs tribes and parties, men, Of Boys and Men, sexuality, sociology
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The Red Queen
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature© 1993 Matthew Ridley404 pages The Red Queen begins with a question: why do creatures have sex? Why did it evolve? The answer, Matt Ridley believes, lies in the principle of the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, science
Tagged biology, evolution, psychology, science, sexuality
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Save the Males
Save the Males: Why Men Matter and Why Women Should Care© 2008 Kathleen Parker215 pages It’s not a man’s world any more. Far from it, Kathleen Parker writes: in America, men have not only been dethroned but imprisoned by a … Continue reading
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Tagged marriage and family, men, military, parenting, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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This Week at the Library (10 October)
Fall arrived rather suddenly this week, although I imagine the cooler temperatures won’t stay for too long. October 3rd was ‘der Tag der Deutschen Einheit’, or the day of German Unity. As I did with the United States and France … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, science fiction
Tagged adventure, Isaac Asimov, media, men, religion, science fiction, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Empire of Illusion
Empire of Illusion: the End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle© 2009 Chris Hedges232 pages Do we live in a world where images are more important than reality, where perception has supplanted substance? Chris Hedges thinks so, and in … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Chris Hedges, crime, media, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture, values
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Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture© 2012 Peggy Orenstein260 pages When did every little girl become a princess to be bedecked in pink and fawned over? Such is the question posed by … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, Alistair Horne, children, Disney, Eric Schlosser, goods/services, marketing, marriage and family, media, parenting, sexuality, Society and Culture, the Internet, women, women's studies
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So Sexy So Soon
So Sexy So Soon: the New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids© 2008 Diane E. Levine, Jean Kilbourne226 pages For me, the filthiest show on television is Toddlers and Tiaras. Perhaps I’m old-fashioned: I’m generally … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, Alistair Horne, children, goods/services, marketing, marriage and family, media, parenting, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Consuming Kids
Consuming Kids: the Hostile Takeover of Childhood© 2004 Susan Linn288 pages To some, children are the joy of our lives; a refreshing source of curiosity, energy, youth, and joy. To others, they are nothing but grist for the mill. In … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, Alistair Horne, children, goods/services, marketing, marriage and family, media, parenting, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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