Sexual Interactions: The Social Construction of Atypical Sexual Behaviors

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This book provides an exploratory investigation into the world of atypical sexual variations and interactions, in particular, the intersections of homosexuality and ethnicity, sexual addiction and codependency, sex work and cabaret patronage, and Cybersex addiction. It deals primarily with the intrapersonal, interpersonal, historical, social, and cultural manifestations of such atypical interactions and their social construction as atypical behaviors. This book is primarily intended for graduate, and upper level undergraduate, students in psychology, sociology, family studies, and social sciences. Upon reading the book, readers will come to an understanding of how homosexuality, codependency, sex work, and Cybersex (Internet pornography) come to affect our emotional, psychological, sexual, and relational well being. This book is unique in the sense that it provides constextually rich information into such neglected and taboo topics by utilizing unique ethnographic and autoethnographic methodological means.
 

Contents

The Social Construction of Homosexuality
1
Conclusion
23
Sexuality in Cypriot Culture
30
Methodology
36
Conclusion
53
Nationalism Masculinity
59
Tall Statues Deep Closets
67
Military Service and the Greek Cypriot Rectum
76
Perspectives
103
Research Design
110
The Present Day Cabaret
117
Effects of Sex Trafficking
138
Lost in High Tech
145
References
185
About the Authors
213
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