Issues and Dilemmas in Sexual Behaviours

This book will help those confused by the gender wars to gain a grip of the issues. The distinction between sex and gender identity is explained as too the meaning and implications of the individual elements of the LGBITQ+ group. The roles of culture and religion are shown to create many entwined issues and dilemmas for individuals and society, with serious argument inter alia over dysphoria assessment/treatments and self-declaration, abortion and anti-abortion rights, transgender female athletes competing against biological females, the consent revolution, extra marital affairs, dating apps problems and dictates of religious beliefs. The discussion aims to facilitate more awareness, understanding, and tolerance enabling debate to foster the cementing of a range of caring, supportive human relationships, within an integration of inclusiveness and diversity, bereft of rancour, antagonisms and misunderstandings, for all parties in the gender wars.

Here are a few random questions to stimulate the appetite:

• What is the difference between sex and gender?
• What do each of the letters LGBTIQ stand for?
• What is the difference between gender identity and sexual attraction?
• Are sexual behaviours determined more by culture, religion and politics rather than by biology?
• Why do people have ‘sex’?
• Is kissing a universal behavioural sign of love? Read the book and find out.

About the Author

Robert Burns, B A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., F.B.Ps.S. is a former Professor of Applied Psychology, now retired in Australia. He spent 45 years teaching students in Education, Management, Psychology, and Health fields, and researching and senior management roles in universities in the UK, South Africa, Australia and Brunei. Dr Burns is an experienced author with over 23 texts published by major publishing houses including Longmans, Sage, Allen and Unwin, Kluwer, Springer and Addison-Wesley.