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Women and Sex;: Sexual Experiences and Reactions of a Group of Thirty Women as Told to a Female Psychotherapist
Women and Sex Sexual Experiences and Reactions of a Group of Thirty Women as Told to a Female Psychotherapist Author:Leah Cahan Schaefer Based on the author's thesis, Columbia University, 1964. — *Introduction. Study design. Method. Procedure. Subjects. Highlights of findings — *Early sex memories. Validity of memories. Initial memory. Other memories. Nudity. Genital comparisons. Role preference. Childhood sex play. Genital exhibitionism. Fantasies and dreams. Conclusions — *Ear... more »ly sex "education". Knowing without knowing. The need for inner controls-sexual and emotional. Parental evaluations of childhood sexuality. Overestimated and underestimated. Sources of sex information. Reactions to awareness of parental intercourse. Conclusions
*Adolescence: the menarche and related experiences. Reactions to onset: prior knowledge and quality of preparation. Sources of initial knowledge. Pregnancy associations with the menarche. Physical injury associations with the menarche. Intercourse preference during the menstrual period. Menarche experience profile. Conclusions
*Self-stimulation/masturbation. Age and type of first experience. Anxiety, guilt, denial. Rationalizations. Conclusions
*Initial intercourse. Initial intercourse: premarital. Initial intercourse: marital. Expectations. Regrets. Initial intercourse profile. Contrasting statements from current generation. Conclusions
*Orgasm. Orgasm: initial sources. Petting as source of first climax, Dreams as source of first climax. Intercourse as source of first climax. Orgasm: clitoral, vaginal, other. Multiple orgasm. The necessity of orgasm for pleasure. Pretense of orgasm. Male and female. Perversity. Evaluation of marital vs. non-marital intercourse. Climax profile. Conclusions
*Interview: Julia
*Conclusions. Highlights of findings. Some suggestions about sex education. General considerations about females and sexuality.« less