othsexes, but is usually a female complaint.To make these types even more specific, Kaplan subdividesthese disorders into two dimensions. They are primary andsecondary. Primary dysfunction has been with the individual asfar back as their earliest sexual experiences. In a secondarydysfunction the response has been normal on at least oneoccasion, but is abnormal at the time of diagnosis.Sexual inadequacy is a common fear among men and womenalike. Many psychologists state that this fear is almost alwayspresent in cases of individuals growing up of strict religiousorthodoxy households, and that were taught that sex is sinful andrepulsive. One woman seen by Masters and Johnson was told by hermother on her wedding day: It would be her duty as a wife toallow her husband privileges. The privileges were neverspelled out. She also was assured that she would be hurt by herhusband, but that it would go away in time. Finally and mostimportant, she was told that good women never expressedinterest in the thing. Her reward for serving her husbandwould be, hopefully, in having children.(Acocella 266)Sexual deviations, which are now spoken of casually, weretalked about in whispers no more than twenty-five years ago. There are ten different areas of sexual deviations. These tenare: fetishism, transvestitism, exhibitionism, voyeurism,pedophilia, incest, rape, sadism, and masochism. Fetishism is the strong sexual attraction to inanimateobjects. The most common objects of fetishism are womens shoes,underpants, wigs, and fur. One case was cited about a man beingsexual gratified by the sight of well-formed automobile exhaustpipes. Virtually all of the reported cases of fetishism involvemales. This does not necessarily mean that there are not anycases involving females, but, it just means that females are muchless likely to be arrested, or even reported, than males. Awoman with obvious sexual quirks or abnormalities may attractattention or scor...
