sexology
noun
sex·ol·o·gy
sek-ˈsä-lə-jē 
: the study of sex or of the interaction of the sexes especially among human beings
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With Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) as its main intertext, the performance takes on science, sexology, eugenics, colonialism, and the mistreatment of the female and not-only-female body throughout the (very) long nineteenth century.
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Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
Her books read less like sexology than like transcripts of the consciousness-raising sessions that were a hallmark of second-wave feminism—though the forensic specificity with which some of Hite’s respondents describe their orgasmic sensations and techniques remains pretty singular.
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Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Aishah may feel apologetic, but Laura Nolan, a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in clinical sexology, ADHD, and women’s health, insists there’s no reason to be.
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Syeda Khaula Saad,
Glamour,
30 Jan. 2026
Batool Haidari used to be a prominent professor of sexology at a Kabul university before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Paolo Santalucia,
ajc,
10 Dec. 2022
The history of sexology runs far deeper than a few charismatic figures, however.
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Guest Blogger,
Discover Magazine,
23 Oct. 2013
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Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
Her books read less like sexology than like transcripts of the consciousness-raising sessions that were a hallmark of second-wave feminism—though the forensic specificity with which some of Hite’s respondents describe their orgasmic sensations and techniques remains pretty singular.
—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Aishah may feel apologetic, but Laura Nolan, a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in clinical sexology, ADHD, and women’s health, insists there’s no reason to be.
—
Syeda Khaula Saad,
Glamour,
30 Jan. 2026
Batool Haidari used to be a prominent professor of sexology at a Kabul university before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
—
Paolo Santalucia,
ajc,
10 Dec. 2022
The history of sexology runs far deeper than a few charismatic figures, however.
—
Guest Blogger,
Discover Magazine,
23 Oct. 2013
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“Sexology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexology. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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sexology
noun
sex·ol·o·gy
sek-ˈsäl-ə-jē
plural sexologies
: the study of sex or of the interaction of the sexes especially among human beings
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