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Integrating theory and research from biology, anthropology, neurophysiology, endocrinology, psychophysiology and psychology, this book focuses on the mechanisms that govern the mutual influences between sexuality and aggression in behaviour sequences and especially in admixtures of aggressive-sexual behaviours. It places human agonistic and sexual behaviours into an evolutionary context. It offers a Weltbild of human aggressive-sexual behaviours by tracing their biological and developmental origins and examines the plasticity and manipulability of connections between agonistic and sexual behaviours. Strategies for the maximization of sexual pleasures are elaborated, and intervention treatments - aiming at the control of violent behaviours - are considered. Coercive sexuality is given special attention. Prevalent motive ascriptions to rape are called into question and the motivation that dominates rape is reinterpreted in the context of pleasure maximization. This second edition brings the coverage of pertinent research up to date. It advances the exploration of aggressive-sexual behaviours by further integrating the research contributions from various disciplines, and by refining and unifying theory capable of explaining the behavioural phenomena under consideration.

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Dolf Zillmann

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