Book Review Section

Book reviews in this article: Walker , James W. Human Resource Planning. Morse , Dean W. and Gray , Susan H. Early Retirement–Boon or Bane? A Study of Three Large Corporations. Levinson , Harry . Executive: The Guide to Responsive Managment. Yukl , Gary A. Leadership in Organizations. Karlins , Marvin . The Human Use of Human Resources. Marchington , Mick . Responses to Participation at Work: A Study of the Attitudes and Behaviour of Employees, Shop Stewards and Managers in a Manufacturing Industry. Assistant Professor, Business Administration The Pennsylvania State University, Capitol Campus Middletown, PA Patten , Thomas H., Jr . Organizational Development through Teambuilding. Roseman , Edward . Managing Employee Turnover: A Positive Approach. Devries , David L., Morrison , Ann M., Shullman , Sandra L. and Gerlach , Michael L. Performance Appraisal on the Line. Staw , Barry M. and Cummings , Larry L. (Editors) Research in Organizational Behavior: An Annual Series of Analytical Essays and Critical Reviews. Kilgour , John G. Preventive Labor Relations. Cole , Donald W. Professional Suicide: A Survival Kit for You and Your Job. Backhouse , Constance and Cohen , Leah . Sexual Harrassment on the Job: How to Avoid the Working Woman's Nightmare. Ray , Maurice . Recruitment Advertising: A Means of Communication. Doeringer , Peter B. (Editor) Workplace Perspectives on Education and Training. Klingner , Donald E. (Editor) Public Personnel Management: Readings in Contexts and Strategies. Bradshaw , Pete . The Management of Self-Esteem: How People Can Feel Good About Themselves and Better About Their Organizations. Pines , Ayala M. and Aronson , Elliot with Ditsa Kafry . Burnout: From Tedium to Personal Growth. Myers , M. Scott . Every Employee a Manager. Evered , James F. Shirt-Sleeves Management. Pigors , Paul and Myers , Charles A. Personnel Administration: A Point of View and a Method. Cummings , Paul W. Open Management: Guides to Successful Practice. Biddle , Derek and Evenden , Robin . Human Aspects of Management. Schuler , Randall S. Personnel and Human Resource Management. Schuler , Randall S., Mcfillen , James M. and Dalton , Dan R. (Eds.) Applied Readings in Personnel and Human Resource Management. Watman , Margaret M., Schuler , Randall S. and Dalton , Dan R. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Schuler's Personnel and Human Resource Management. Herbert , Theodore T. Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. Aldag , Ramon J. and Brief , Arthur P. Managing Organizational Behavior. Darrow , Arthur L. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Aldag and Briefs Managing Organizational Behavior. Davis , Keith and Newstrom , John W. (Editors) Organizational Behavior: Readings and Exercises. White , Stephen L. Managing Health and Human Service Programs: A Guide for Managers. …BRIEFLY MENTIONED BOOKS AND MATERIALS RECEIVED     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article
Sexual Exploitation: Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, and Workplace Harassment. D iana E. H. R ussell .
Women Therapists Working with Women: New Theory and Process of Feminist Therapy. C laire M. B rody
Rape: Face to Face (1984). Filmakers Library, Inc.
Daily as Needed (1984). CineManic, 771A Union Street, Brooklyn
Miles to Go: A Women's Wilderness Journey (1983). Filmakers Library, Inc.     

REVIEWS

Book review in this Article.
The Girls are the Ones With the Pointy Nails, K aren R. B ailey
Abortion: A Positive Decision. Patricia Lunneborg. New York
Our Choices: Women's Personal Decisions About Abortion. S umi H os -hiko
From Surviving to Thriving: Incest, Feminism, and Recovery, C hristine D insmore. Albany
Mothers Surviving Child Sexual Abuse, C arol -A nn H ooper. New York
Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology: Clinical Intervention with Adult Survivors, S hanti S hapiro and G eorge M. D ominiak. New York
Gender Play , B arrie T horne. New Brunswick, NJ:
The Sexual Brain, S imon L e V ay. Cambridge, MA     

Spanish version of the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women: Factorial structure,reliability and validity evidences

Background/Objective: The Dual Control Model suggests that sexual excitation and associated behaviors are the result of the balance between relatively independent excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms. Based on this theoretical model, the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women (SESII-W) was developed to evaluate excitation and inhibition dimensions in women. The aim was to adapt and validate the SESII-W in the Spanish population. Method: A sample of 1,380 heterosexual women (aged 18 to 52) completed the Spanish SESII-W, together with other related instruments. After the translation and adaptation of the SESII-W, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed. Results: CFA resulted in a version consisting of 33 items divided into eight sub-factors, which were grouped into two higher-order factors (Sexual Excitation and Sexual Inhibition). The sub-factors demonstrated adequate internal consistency values except for Sexual Power Dynamics and Concerns about Sexual Function. Test-retest reliabilities were good. Their scores correlated with erotophilia, sexual sensation seeking, age at first intercourse, and number of sexual partners in the expected direction. Conclusions: The Spanish version of SESII-W has adequate psychometric guarantees for use in clinical practice and research, although it would be necessary to further revise factors that showed a lower level of reliability.     

Essay book review

Elsa Jones, Working with Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Christiane Sanderson, Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Yvonne Dolan, Resolving Sexual Abuse: Solution Focused Therapy and Ericksonian Hypnosis for Adult Survivors     

Book Reviews

Brenda Almond, Exploring Ethics. A Traveller's Tale
David Archard, Sexual Consent
John O'Neill, The Market: Ethics, Knowledge and Politics
David Theo Goldberg, Racial Subjects: Writing on Race in America     

Sex Role Orientation and Female Sexual Functioning

This study investigates the differences among women in four sex-role categories–Feminine, Masculine, Androgynous, and Undifferentiated–with regard to sexual behavior and attitudes. The sample consists of 300 undergraduate and graduate women enrolled in 27 classes during the spring of 1978. Four criterion instruments are used: (1) the Bern Sex Role Inventory , (2) the Sexual Arousability Inventory , (3) the Sexual Behavior Inventory, and (4) the Sexual Data Form. Eight null hypotheses are tested. A multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences (p ≦.05) on three of the eight comparisons. A post hoc analysis revealed the source of significance to be between Undifferentiated women and women in the other three sex-role categories on satisfaction with sexual responsivity and frequency of an orgasm with partner.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Unapologetic Theology: A Christian Voice in a Pluralistic Consevation, by William C. Placher
Community Without Unity: A Politics of Derradian Extravangance, by William Corlett
Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, by Paul Williams
Men and Women: Sexual Ethics in Turbulent Times, edited by Philip Turner Cowley     

Book reviews

Stuart Lieberman, Transgenerational Family Therapy
P. Hill, R. Murray and A. Thorley (Eds), Essentials of Postgraduate Psychiatry
Derek Jehu, Sexual Dysfunction: A Behavioural Approach to Causation, Assessment and Treatment     

SHORT NOTICES

Great Christian Thinkers, Hans Küng
Folklore and the Hebrew Bible, Susan Niditch
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, B. R. Tilghman
The Gospel According to John: A Literary and Theological Commentary, Thomas L. Brodie
Laughter A Theological Essay, Karl-Josef Kuschel
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought, Alister E. McGrath (ed.)
Jonah (Old Testament Library) James Limburg
Gender, Power and Promise: The Subject of the Bible's First Story, Danna Nolan Fewell and David M. Gunn
Hidden Treasure: A Journey towards Healing from Sexual Abuse, Muriel Green and Anne Townsend, Darton, Longman & Todd
Cry Love, Cry Hope: Responding to Aids, Bill Kirkpatrick (ed.), Darton, Longman & Todd
Pastoral Responses to Sexual Issues, William V. Arnold
Christian Theology: An Introduction, Alister E. McGrath
African Theology: A Critical Analysis and Annotated Bibliography, Josiah U. Young III
Raising up a Faithful Priest: Community and Priesthood in Biblical Theology, Richard D. Nelson
Front Line Mission: Ministry in the Market Place, Denis Claringbull
The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope and Justice, J. David Pleins
A Rabbi Reads the Psalms, Jonathan Magonet     

Basic Phenomena in Learning

Kinsey, A. C., Pomeroy, W. B., &; Martin, C. E. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1948. Pp. 804. Reviewed by Albert Ellis     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Bohan, Janis S., Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology: Narrative, Gender, and Performance
Tolman, Deborah L. and Brydon-Miller, Mary (Eds.), From Subjects to Subjectivities: A Handbook of Interpretive and Participatory Methods
Lau Chin, Jean (Ed.), Relationships Among Asian American Women
Bevacqua, Maria, Rape on the Public Agenda: Feminism and the Politics of Sexual Assault
Janis S. Bohan, Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology: Narrative, Gender, and Performance
McMahon, Anthony, Taking Care of Men: Sexual Politics in the Public Mind
Wirth-Cauchon, Janet, Women and Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms and Stories
Chrisler, Joan C., Golden, Carla, and Rozee, Patricia (Eds.), Lectures on the Psychology of Women
Castle, David J., McGrath, John and Kulkarni, Jayashri (Eds.), Women and Schizophrenia
Crawford, Mary and Unger, Rhoda, In Our Own Words: Writings from Women's Lives (2nd Ed.)     

Book reviews

J. M. Lewis and J. G. Looney, The Long Struggle: Well-functioning Working-class Black Families
Jane Rowe, Yours by Choice, A Guide for Adoptive Parents
Richard F. Dangel and Richard A. Polster (Eds), Parent Training: Foundations of Research and Practice
Oded Manor (Ed.), Family Work in Action—A Handbook for Social Workers
Ruth Porter (Ed.), Child Sexual Abuse within the Family
Jacqueline Burgoyne and David Clark, Making-a-Go-of-It: A Study of Step-families in Sheffield
Christopher F. Clulow, Marital Therapy: An Inside View     

REVIEWS

The Origins of Christian Morality: The First Two Centuries, Wayne A. Meeks Christian Ethics: A Historical Introduction, J. Philip Wogaman Sexual Chaos, Tim Stafford Promise or Pretence? A Christian's Guide to Sexual Morals, A. E. Harvey Church in Black and White, John L. Wilkinson A Tale of Two Missions, Michael Goulder The Buddha and Christ: Explorations in Buddhist and Christian Dialogue, Leo D. Lefebure Living the Mystery: Affirming Catholicism and the Future of Anglicanism, Jeffrey John (ed.) The Anglican Parochial Clergy: A Celebration, Michael Hinton The Gospel and the Sacred: Poetics of Violence in Mark, Robert Hamerton-Kelly Who Would a Teacher Be? Wrestling with Religious Education (Wounded Pilgrim Series), Clare Richards, Darton, Longman & Todd Catholic Social Thought and the New World Order, Oliver F. Williams and John W. Hauck (eds) Can Virtue be Taught?, Barbara Darling-Smith (ed.) The Rise and Decline of the Scholastic ‘Quaestio Disputata’: With Special Emphasis on its Use in the Teaching of Medicine and Science, Brian Lawn, E. J. Brill The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, Bart D. Ehrman The Church: The Universal Sacrament of Salvation, Johann Auer Ace of Freedoms: Thomas Merton's Christ, George Kilcourse Retrieving Fundamental Theology: The Three Styles of Contemporary Theology, Gerald O'Collins     

Book reviews

Tilman Furniss, The Multi Professional Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse, Integrated Management, Therapy and Legal Intervention
William N. Friedrich, Psychotherapy of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families
Michael White and David Epston, Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
Cloé Madanes, Sex, Love and Violence: Strategies for Transformation
Neil Frude, Understanding Family Problems: A Psychological Approach     

Studies in Binocular Interdependence: Ii. Some Qualitative Phenomena

(Kinsey, A. C., Pomeroy, W. B., Martin, C. E., and Gebhard, P. H. Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1953. Pp. 842.) Reviewed by Sidney Kosofsky     

Book reviews

Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, A Family Affair: Helping Families Cope with Mental Illness
Iwao Hoshii, The World of Sex–Volume 3: Responsible Parenthood. Woodchurch, Ashford, 1987
W. Doherty and M. Baird (Eds), Family-Centred Medical Care. A Clinical Casebook
N. Stinnett and J. DeFrain, Secrets of Strong Families
Mark A. Chesler and Oscar A. Barbarin, Childhood Cancer and the Family: Meeting the Challenge of Stress and Support
Leslie Cameron-Bandler, Solutions, Practical and Effective Antidotes for Sexual and Relationship Problems
Virnala Pillari, Pathways to Family Myths     

Book reviews

Jean Renvoise, Innocence Destroyed: A Study of Child Sexual Abuse
Janis Tyler Johnson, Mothers of Incest Survivors: Another Side of the Story
Sam Kirschner, Diana Adile Kirschner and Richard L. Rappaport, Working with Adult Incest Survivors: The Healing Journey
Margaret Robinson and Donna Smith, Step by Step: Focus on Stepfamilies
Brian Cade and William Hudson O'Hanlon, A Brief Guide to Brief Therapy
Jerome M. Goldsmith and Jacquelyn Sanders (eds), Milieu Therapy: Significant Issues and Innovative Applications
Bookshelf
Gianfranco Cecchin, Gerry Lane and Wendel A. Ray, Irreverence: A Strategy for Therapists' Survival
Janet M. Zarb, Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment and Therapy with Adolescents     

REVIEWS

Sex in the Therapy Hour: A Case of Professional Incest, C arolyn B ates and A nnette B rodsky
Surviving Sexual Violence , L iz K elly .
Therapy for Adults Molested as Children: Beyond Survival , J ohn B riere .
Defining Rape , L inda B ookover B ourque .
Women and AIDS: A Practical Guide for Those who Help Others , B onnie L ester .
The Real Ruth about Women and AIDS: How to Eliminate the Risks without Giving Up Love and Sex , H elen S inger K aplan .
Women & AIDS , D iane R ichardson .     

The Appreciation of Humor in Captioned Cartoons

Humor appreciation for captioned cartoons was studied as a function of cartoon category and eight predictor variables: complexity, difficulty, fit, depth, visual humor, artwork, vulgarity, and originality. Preference and funniness proved to be virtually identical as criterion variables and were combined as appreciation for further analysis. A nonmetric factor analysis of appreciation ratings yielded four dimensions: (a) Sexual, (b) Incongruity, (c) Social Issues, and (d) Marriage-Family. Sexual and Marriage-Family were the most appreciated categories, Social Issues the least appreciated. Fit and originality were the only predictor variables with significant relationships to appreciation independent of the category effect. Cartoons judged to have the most originality and the best fit between drawing and caption were most appreciated. The results suggest that the kinds of cognitive processes involved in cartoon-humor appreciation are very similar to those involved in environmental preference.