cover image The New Male Sexuality

The New Male Sexuality

Bernie Zilbergeld. Bantam, $25 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-553-08253-1

California psychologist Zilbergeld is likely to raise hackles with his gripe that love has become feminized (``Now men are expected to show love the way women do, by sharing feelings and talking in a personal way''). Nevertheless, this sequel to Male Sexuality (1978), packed with solid information and sensible advice, serves as a helpful antidote to boring, unfulfilling or dysfunctional sex. Zilbergeld contrasts our culture's ``fantasy model of sex,'' which dictates that men be able to function and enjoy without considering their actual needs for relating and sharing. Chapters on boys' growing awareness of sex, keeping the spark alive in relationships, sexual arousal, sex among singles and what fathers should tell their sons help provide a well-rounded picture of the emotional components of male sexuality. (June)