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A Hypersexual Society

Sexual Discourse, Erotica, and Pornography in America Today

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Theoretical Foundation and Conceptual Tools

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 17-40
  3. Repression and Censorship

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 41-63
  4. Sex on the Printed Page

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 65-87
  5. Sex in Academe

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 89-113
  6. Sex Therapy

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 115-132
  7. Sex on Film

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 133-155
  8. Radio and Television

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 157-179
  9. Sex on the Internet

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 181-202
  10. The Hypersexual Society

    • Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer
    Pages 203-218
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 219-266

About this book

As many can attest, the prevalence of sexual imagery has increased in modern society over the past half century. In this timely new study, Kenneth Kammeyer traces the historical development of sexual imagery in America and society's preoccupation with it, all within a firm theoretical and sociological framework.

About the author

Kenneth C.W. Kammeyer is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he has chaired the Sociology Department. He has authored, co-authored, and edited books on marriage and family, gender roles, and population. His publications have appeared in major sociological publications including the American Sociological Review, Sociological Quarterly, and Journal of Marriage and the Family, among others.

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