Aggressive Behavior and Sex
Psychiatric Clinics of North AmericaPublished 1 April 1980
Gene G. Abel, Judith Becker, Linda J. Skinner
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Aggressive behavior and sex in the context of various human cultures are reviewed in order to explore how they coexist within a framework of normal sexual behavior.
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Aggressive behavior and sex in the context of various human cultures are reviewed in order to explore how they coexist within a framework of normal sexual behavior. Existing psychological theories of the interrelationship of aggressive and sexual behavior are examined, and the most recent research with sexual aggressives is outlined.
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