Women's sexual desire: A feminist critique |
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| Authors: | Jill M. Wood Patricia Barthalow Koch Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Women's Studies Department , Pennsylvania State University , 133 Willard Building, University Park, PA, 16802 E-mail: jmw193@psu.edu;2. Pennsylvania State University ,;3. Widener University ,;4. Pennsylvania State University , |
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| Abstract: | This article offers a critical feminist analysis of the biomédical conceptualization of women's sexual desire. The five major features of the biomedical model of female sexual desire examined and critiqued are (a) use of the male model as the standard, (b) use of a linear model of sexual response, (c) biological reductionism, (d) depoliticalization, and (e) medicalization of variation. A “New View,” an alternative to the biomédical model, is offered for reconceptualizing women's sexual problems. This analysis concludes with recommendations for feminist‐based biopsychosocial research. |
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