Abstract
THERE is no need to stress the fact that, upon the subject of this volume, Mr. Havelock Ellis writes as one having authority. Besides a number of smaller books, his work “Studies in the Psychology of Sex” stands as enduring testimony to his learning and insight. But, except for purposes of reference, the work is far too large for most people, including members of the medical profession. The author tells us that in his own medical student days, the most distinguished gynaecologists ignored the mental aspects of sex, and restricted their attention to its physical processes; and he is not sure that the opportunities of the medical student are in this respect much better to-day.
Psychology of Sex: the Biology of Sex, the Sexual Impulse in Youth, Sexual Deviation, the Erotic Symbolisms, Homosexuality, Marriage, the Art of Love; a Manual for Students.
By Havelock Ellis. Pp. xii + 322. (London: William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., 1933.) 12s. 6d. net.
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Psychology of Sex: the Biology of Sex, the Sexual Impulse in Youth, Sexual Deviation, the Erotic Symbolisms, Homosexuality, Marriage, the Art of Love; a Manual for Students. Nature 132, 767 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132767c0
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