"The Sex Atlas" ( Erwin Haeberle )
"The Sex Atlas" ( Erwin Haeberle )
Reviews this popular reference work on biological, behavioral and social aspects of human sexuality.
1,125 words (
approx. 4.5 pages) |
1 source |
1999
Paper Summary:
"Haeberle's The Sex Atlas: New Popular Reference Edition is a comprehensive guide to the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of human sexuality. The book is well organized with essay-like chapters that offer accurate, precise outlines of many subjects, an easy-access, chapter-coordinated bibliography, and a glossary of sexual slang terms. The bibliography is also supplemented by reference and recommended-reading lists at the end of each chapter, providing, overall, an excellent starting point for readers who wish to know more about a particular topic.
From the Paper:
"Haeberle's The Sex Atlas: New Popular Reference Edition is a comprehensive guide to the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of human sexuality. The book is well organized with essay-like chapters that offer accurate, precise outlines of many subjects, an easy-access, chapter-coordinated bibliography, and a glossary of sexual slang terms. The bibliography is also supplemented by reference and recommended-reading lists at the end of each chapter, providing, overall, an excellent starting point for readers who wish to know more about a particular topic. The writing style is effective and quite clear in the sections dealing with anatomy, biological processes, and other basic subjects. The tone in other chapters is more personal and assertive where Haeberle argues against repressive, out-of-date notions of sexuality. The chapters dealing with factual ..."
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