Sex and gender play important roles in shaping our experiences in society. Social psychologist Terri Conley confronts the faulty reasoning underpinning three popular myths about sex and proposes new ways to think about casual sex and relationships.


Terri Conley received her Ph.D. in social psychology from UCLA and her undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin. In her research, Professor Conley explores gender differences in sexuality, such as casual sex, desire, sexual fantasy, and orgasm rates; monogamy and departures from monogamy; and also the relationship between members of different groups, with a particular interest in marginalized group members’ perceptions of dominant groups.

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