The Sex Myth: The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality
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Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told that we live in a time of unprecedented sexual freedom; that if anything, we are too free now. But beneath the veneer of glossy hedonism, millennial journalist Rachel Hills argues that we are controlled by a new brand of sexual convention: one which influences all of us—woman or man, straight or gay, liberal or conservative. At the root of this silent code lies the Sex Myth—the defining significance we invest in sexuality that once meant we were dirty if we did have sex, and now means we are defective if we don't do it enough.
Equal parts social commentary, pop culture, and powerful personal anecdotes from people across the English-speaking world, The Sex Myth exposes the invisible norms and unspoken assumptions that shape the way we think about sex today.
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Rachel Hills. (2015). The Sex Myth: The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality. Simon & Schuster.
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New York–based Australian journalist Hills explores the sex lives of Millennials across the English-speaking world in this incisive look at contemporary sexual realities. According to Hills, media hype and other factors have created a “myth” of hypersexual young adults who measure their worth by how often they hook up. Drawing from research, an informal survey, conversations with 200 men and women (primarily those in their 20s), and more than a thousand emails, Hills tells a different story: plenty of Millennials aren’t extraordinarily active sexually, yet those who aren’t often worry that they are somehow abnormal. Borders between “normal” and “deviant” sexual behaviors have been redrawn over time: once, “too much” sex was considered abnormal; now, “not enough” is considered a problem. In numerous interviews, Hills shares the intimate details of her subjects’ lives, examining how they feel about themselves as they encounter, explore, and come to terms with their sexual identities. Hills calls for another bold change in cultural attitudes toward sex, arguing that in order for upcoming generations to be truly sexually empowered and liberated, they must first reject mistaken ideas linking sexual prowess and frequency to one’s overall value as a human being. Agent: Rebecca Friedman, Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency.
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In the past 500 years, sex has evolved from a collection of physical acts to a major identity component. According to journalist Hills, this is the driving force of the "sex myth," a concept responsible for the ways in which ideas about sex and sexuality limit, liberate, and define people, even in this era of assumed sexual freedom. Anecdotal evidence (excerpted from Hill's interviews with subjects in their late teens to early 30s) is juxtaposed with theories from notable gender and sexuality figures including Michel Foucault, Gayle Rubin, Ariel Levy, and Simone de Beauvoir. Hills teases out an admirable amount of concepts in the span of a short text. While some of the knottier topics could benefit from more exploration, accessible language and a balanced perspective create a valuable introduction to problematic discourses around sexuality. VERDICT A strong argument for reevaluating and further revolutionizing the framing of sex in contemporary society.--Ashleigh Williams, School Library Journal
Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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