Sex Drive: Unzip American Sexuality and What Do You Find?
Topix Gay News Mar 15 08
When journalist Brian Alexander set out to investigate how Americans have sex, he didn't expect to be studying it through the lens of technology.
"I knew I was going to find that digital culture has changed the way people get sexually involved, but I surprised even myself at how true it really is," he says. Alexander's new book, America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction found that you can't write about contemporary sexuality without bumping into technology.
Virtual worlds, chat rooms, social networking and Catholics using birth control -- sex is infused with tech at every turn. Full story...
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