Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Sexuality written by R. Horrocks and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-04-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines some of the ways in which sexuality has been described and interpreted in the West. The main models examined are: the Christian view of sex as sinful; the psychoanalytical model, including such notions as the sexual drive, infantile sexuality, the Oedipus complex, and the distinction between male and female sexuality; the 'social construction' model, which proposes that 'sexuality' is a modern concept; and the links between sexuality and spirituality. There is also some consideration of feminist and gay approaches to sexuality, and the complicated subject of male sexuality.