Beyond artificial, sex-linked distinctions to conceptualize female sexuality: comment on Baumeister (2000)
The authors comment on three aspects of R. F. Baumeister's (2000) theoretical article on female sexuality. Questioning the predominance of nature versus cultural factors in accounting for sexual outcomes for men and women, the authors draw attention to the similarities (as opposed to differences) in the sexual attitudes, behaviors, and responses of men and women, and directly question the suggestion of "controlling" women's sexual attitudes, behaviors, responses, etc. to meet social needs for change.
Andersen
B L
BL
Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1222, USA. andersen.1@osu.edu
Cyranowski
J M
JM
Aarestad
S
S
D000069:Acculturation; D000818:Animals; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012931:Social Environment