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Women's sexual desire: a feminist critique

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Sexual desire is a key component of the current popular conceptualizations of sexual identity, sexual orientation, and sexual functioning and dysfunctioning. Some sexologists contend that no scholarly or scientific discussion of sexuality can occur without reference to it (Leiblum & Rosen, 2000; Levine, 2002). Even though sexual desire has been the topic of much recent research, there is a great deal of ambiguity and variation regarding the conceptualization, definition, operationalization, and application (in research and practice) of the term "sexual desire" as it relates to women (e.g. Basson, 2002b; Kaschak & Tiefer, 2002; Tiefer, 1995). This variation is profoundly related to the theoretical framework from which sexual desire is viewed. ... // 99% Remaining

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