Pepper Schwartz
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Pepper Schwartz | |
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Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis Yale University |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Known for | Publications and television appearances |
Pepper Schwartz (born May 11, 1945). She is the author or co-author of numerous books, magazines, and website columns, and is a television personality on the subject of sexuality.
Schwartz is notable for her work in the 1970s and early 1980s that culminated in the book American Couples: Money-Work-Sex, which was co-written with Philip Blumstein and surveyed
Schwartz also serves as the Love & Relationship Expert & Ambassador[2] for AARP and writes the column The Naked Truth.[3]
Biography
Schwartz was born in
Schwartz wrote the column "Sex and Health" for
Schwartz is a past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and a charter member of the International Academy of Sex Research. The book jacket for her 2007 publication Prime: Adventures and Advice on Sex, Love, and the Sensual Years described her living "in Washington State, being single after a 23 year marriage, and having two children in college".
Research by Schwartz and others surveying lesbian sexuality has generated debates because the surveys stated that lesbian couples in long-term relationships have less sex than their heterosexual or gay male counterparts. The phenomenon was labeled "lesbian bed death". One factor in this debate is the problem was how acts of "sex" was defined in surveys.[5]
Bibliography
- Sex and the Yale Student, with Richard Feller, Elaine Fox, and Dr. Philip Sarrel Feller (The Committee on Human Sexuality, Yale University, 1970)
- The Student Guide to Sex on Campus, by the Student Committee on Human Sexuality at Yale, edited by Richard Feller, Elaine Fox, and Pepper Schwartz (Signet Books, 1971)
- Women at Yale: Liberating a College Campus, with Janet Lever (Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1971)
- American Couples, with Philip Blumstein (William Morrow, 1983)
- American Couples: Money-Work-Sex, with Philip Blumstein (ISBN 978-0-671-52353-4
- American Couples: Money-Work-Sex, with Philip Blumstein (
- Gender in Intimate Relationships: A Micro-Structural Approach, with ISBN 978-0-534-09690-8
- Everything You Know About Love and Sex Is Wrong (ISBN 978-0-399-52712-8
- Peer Marriage (ISBN 0-7432-5407-4
- Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works (Touchstone, 1995) ISBN 978-0-02-874061-4
- The Gender of Sexuality: Exploring Sexual Possibilities (The Gender Lens series), with Virginia Rutter (ISBN 978-0-8039-9042-5
- The Great Sex Weekend: A 48-hour Guide to Rekindling Sparks for Bold, Busy, or Bored Lovers, with Janet Lever (Perigee Trade, 2000) ISBN 978-0-399-52571-1
- Ten Talks Parents Must Have with their Children About Sex and Character, with ISBN 978-0-7868-8548-0
- 201 Questions to Ask Your Kids: 201 Questions to Ask Your Parents (Collins, 2000) ISBN 978-0-380-80525-9
- The Lifetime Love and Sex Quiz Book (Hyperion Books, 2002) ISBN 978-0-7868-8748-4
- Schwartz, Pepper (2006). Finding your perfect match. Perigee Trade. ISBN 978-0-399-53244-3.
- Prime: Advice and Adventures on Sex, Love and the Sensuous Years (ISBN 978-0-06-117358-5
- The Normal Bar: The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples, with Chrisanna Northrup and James Witte (Harmony, 2012) ISBN 978-0-307-95163-2
- Dating After 50 for Dummies (John Wiley and sons, 2014) ISBN 978-1-118-44132-9
- Snap Strategies for Couples: 45 fast fixes for everyday relationship pitfalls, with Lana Staheli ( Seal Press, 2015ISBN 9781-58005-562-8
- 50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality with Martha Kempner (Wiley Blackwell, 2015) ISBN 978-0-470-67433-8
- Frommers Places for Passion: the 75 most romantic destinations in the world-and why every couple needs to get away, with Janet Lever ( AARP Media ,2015) ISBN 978-1-62887-150-0
References
- ^ a b "Schwartz, Pepper 1945–". HighBeam Research. May 11, 1945. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ null (October 28, 2016). "Dr. Pepper Schwartz – Sex and Relationships Expert". AARP. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ 'Ask Pepper Schwartz'
- ^ Dreyfus, Hannah; Goldblum, Robert; Weitz, Ari Shane; Ain, Stewart; Rosenblatt, Gary; Ain, Stewart (December 30, 2017). "Reality TV Takes Cue From Shidduch Scene". Jewish Week. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Iasenza, Suzanne (November 9, 2001). "the big lie: lesbian bed death". fridae.com. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
External links
- Official website of Pepper Schwartz
- Web page at the University of Washington
- Pepper Schwartz at IMDb
- NBC's Science of Love: A Modern Dating Experiment Reviewed
- Pepper Schwartz' "Sex Matters" blog at MedHelp
- TEDxRainier – Pepper Schwartz – The Next Sexual Revolution on YouTube
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