STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX: Sexual Selection In Man, Touch, Smell,  Hearing, Vision by HAVELOCK ELLIS – volume IV (PDF) 

Contents

SEXUAL SELECTION IN MAN

• The External Sensory Stimuli Affecting Selection in Man

TOUCH

• The Primitive Character of the Skin
• Ticklishness
• The Secondary Sexual Skin Centres
• The Bath

SMELL

• The Primitiveness of Smell
• Rise of the Study of Olfaction
• The Specific Body Odors of Various Peoples
• The Influence of Perfumes
• The Evil Effects of Excessive Olfactory Stimulation
• The Place of Smell in Human Sexual Selections

HEARING

• The Physiological Basis of Rhythm
• Why the Influence of Music in Human Sexual Selection is Comparatively Small

VISION

• Primacy of Vision in Man
• Beauty to Some Extent Consists Primitively in an Exaggeration of the Sexual Characters
• Beauty Not the Sole Element in the Sexual Appeal of Vision
• The Alleged Charm of Disparity in Sexual Attraction
• Summary of the Conclusions at Present Attainable in Regard to the Nature of Beauty and its Relation to Sexual Selection

Language: English
Format: PDF
Pages: 285
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STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX, volume IV (PDF)