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I dedicate this book to my beloved wife of forty years, Moira, whose patience, encouragement, and grace has allowed it to come to fruition.
Contents
Chapter 1:The Challenge of Explaining Sexual Behaviour
On ‘maleness’ and ‘femaleness’
The relational goals of connection and belonging
On belonging: further considerations
Chapter 2:Drives and Sexual Behaviour
Drive theory: What prompts me to do something?
A dual drive-source, multiple-drive model
Features of the biological and subjective drive profiles
Chapter 3:Biological Drive Profile (BDP) Factors
Genetics and sexual predispositions
Neurochemicals and the sexual response
The hormonal profile: priming for sexual desire
Sexual conditioning: the impulse that repeats the past
Chapter 4:Subjective Drive Profile (SDP) Themes of Pleasure and Desire
The drive to curiosity and discovery
The attraction to gender traits
Chapter 5:SDP Themes Relating to Broader Social Needs
The need for social acceptance
The drive to procreation
Chapter 6:Relationship-need Themes of the SDP
The need for intimacy and to belong
The need for love
Attraction to the familiar
Parent-related motives
The demand of practical concerns