The Age of Perversion

American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis Book Prize Winner for 2018 (Theoretical Category). We have entered the age of perversion, an era in which we are becoming more like machines and they more like us. The Age of Perversion explores the sea changes occurring in sexual and social life, made possible by the ongoing technological revolution, and demonstrates how psychoanalysts can understand and work with manifestations of perversion in clinical settings. This volume presents several clinical cases, including a man who lived with and loved a sex doll, a woman who wanted to be a Barbie doll, and an Internet sex addict.

Key Features

• Widening the inquiry of perversion to include social and political spheres.
• Examines existential roots of perversion in the human experience.
• Discusses creative and destructive possibilities of perversion.
• Includes clinical cases relevant to contemporary psychoanalysis.
• Explores the impact of technology on psychotherapy practices.

Additional Information

Until now, theories of perversion have limited their scope of inquiry to sexual behaviour and personal trauma. Also examined are cases of widespread social perversion in corporations, the mental health care industry, and even the government. The authors speculate about what the future may hold for a species who will redefine what it means to be human more in the next few decades than during any other time in human history.

Specifications

• Title: The Age of Perversion
• Authors: [Author names not provided]
• Publisher: [Publisher not provided]
• Year: 2018

Product Options

• Available in hardcover and paperback editions.

Recommendations

• Recommended for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists.
• Ideal for social workers, mental health counsellors, and sex therapists.
• Also suitable for sexologists, roboticists, futurists, and social theorists.