September 14th, 2011

Recommended Reading #64: Addressing Misconceptions, Pt. III



      “Our Addiction to Tiger Woods’ ‘Sex Addiction'” by Dr. Marty Klein (Psychology, Sex and Culture) 2/24/10

While the specific “story” of this piece is outdated, of course, I profoundly appreciate what Dr. Klein has to say about the questions he has been asked about “sex addiction” and his observations about the media and the public “diagnosing” someone, particularly someone they don’t actually know, as such. I find both the commentary on society (I especially adore the last sentence) as well as the insights about individuals and psychological study and complexity Dr. Klein offers here of great value.

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      “A New Paradigm for Love” by Dr. Deborah Taj Anapol (Spirituality/Consciousness, Relationship, Anthropology) Undated

I find this piece a beautiful offering and especially appreciate its mention of what love is not and the emotions we have come to associate with it or think that it means. The understanding here of love as an unlimited existence having nothing to do with “having” or “giving” resonates deeply with me.

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      “Sex With Strangers and Other Lies from Captain Obvious” by Thomas Roche (Sex and Culture, Sociology, Sex Research, Media, Gender Socialization) 9/13/11

I don’t know if I’ve read something by Thomas Roche on Violet Blue’s site that I haven’t found brilliant. This is no exception, and it runs a gamut of brilliance to me from elucidating insights about social research (I adore that he points out the question of how/why/to whom this “study” would possibly matter, which has repeatedly occurred to me as well in seeing reports about numerous “studies” pertaining to sex and sexual behavior) to incisive observations about the reinforcement of gender binary and norms. I hardly know how to express how much I appreciate Thomas’s voice on subjects/studies like these that have seemed continually perpetuated unquestioned by the press and thus, potentially and dangerously, the public.

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