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Closer : notes from the orgasmic frontier of the female sexuality / Sarah Barmak.

by Barmak, Sarah.

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Coach House Books, 2016.

Women -- Sexual behavior.

Sexual excitement.

Sex (Psychology)

Exploded views.

9781552453230 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Notes from the orgasmic frontier of the female sexuality

Orgasmic frontier of the female sexuality

168 pages ; 20 cm.

We think of the modern woman as sexually liberated - if anything, we're told we're oversexed. Yet a striking number of women are dissatisfied with their sex lives. Over half of women report having a sexual complaint, whether that's lack of desire or difficulty reaching orgasm. But this issue doesn't get much press; the urge is to ignore or medicalize it (witness the quest for 'pink Viagra'). If so many ordinary women suffer from sexual frustration, then perhaps the problem isn't one that can be addressed by a pharmaceutical fix - or isn't a problem. Maybe we need to get hot and bothered about a broader cultural cure: a reorienting of our current male-focused approach to sex and pleasure, and a rethinking of what's 'normal.' Journalist Sarah Barmak explores the cutting-edge science and grassroots cultural trends that are getting us closer to truth of women's sexuality. How women are reshaping their sexuality today and redefining female sexuality on its own terms. Sarah Barmak is a Toronto freelance journalist and author.

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