Female Domination [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

I'm being generous and giving this book three stars for effort. The author tries hard to give a psychological basis for the supposed reasons for the male desire to be dominated. There are serious errors with her reasoning and claims however. My own research in sexual submissive desires reveals a high correlation with success and stress in men and women. That is, men and women in more stress-filled positions with more responsibilities tend to favor their mate being more sexually dominant. Other research too shows the same result.

I am a woman that is more submissive but who likes on occassion to switch. I bought this book hoping it would illuminate a bit of the male submissive mind and perhaps offer more of the psychological drives of the BDSM lifestyle in general. Unfortunately, Elise Sutton presents a very rigid world, in which all women are inherently dominant and all men have an inherent need to be dominated. One could speculate from where that want of seeing men and women eminates, but suffice to say that the world is far more varied and richer than what Elise Sutton is failing to appreciate.

Moreover, there is definitely an unsaid undercurrent in the book that women *should* be dominant and to be otherwise is weakness. Rubish. I find that sentiment insulting to us many women who enjoy having a man take charge and "ravish" us on occassion. If anything, a submissive is very psychologically strong and dominant in most respects. The fact that the powerful like to be dominanted from time to time is because they are powerful enough to indulge in it and as an escapism--and not because of the at times geuninely preposterous supposed underlying psychological reasons that Elise Sutton is proferring on her readers.

In summary, the book is trite and overly simplistic in analyzing this otherwise complex subject and there is also a heavy tendentious take on this matter. We human beings are far more varied and our motives never clear-cut or fixed as this author seems genuinely believing.

This is an important book that delves into the fascinating and misunderstood world of Female Domination. Written by a practising psychologist, this work provides crucial insights into the mentality and attitudes that drive this alternative lifestyle. The author arrives at several key conclusions of the origins, development and long-term practice of why and how significant numbers of men yearn then continue to worship a dominant woman, as well as what goes on within these special women themselves. She cites little known truths of Christianity whereby Female Domination is quite compatible with scripture, as well as identifying contemporary trigger points for men who wake up to their own deep stirrings of wanting to submit to a woman.

Her literary references to back up her opinion of women as the superior sex are ample and solid. But this is not a feminist diatribe. Elise Sutton is clearly influenced by a deep love for men and a desire to see them at their best. Indeed the sub-title of the book is `An exploration of the male desire for Loving Female Authority'. She makes it clear that a submissive male must not see himself as a wimp. The male has every right, duty even, to be strong in his affairs and strong for his Lady. The author eloquently and, yes, romantically states: `The man should be his Queen's friend, partner, lover, servant and slave. A woman needs all of this in a man'.

The author uses some 40 case studies to back up her work. Every major strand of the lifestyle is examined including role reversal, leather sex, cuckcolding, feminization, disciplining versus punishment, strap-on play, humiliation play, age regression, male chastity, and fetishes. The author emphasizes that Female Domination is a big tent: There are many practices that find a home here but there is no obligation to undertake all of them. This is a well thought out piece of work that will offer reassurance and direction to those who need help to work out their inner most thoughts and feelings. It will hopefully go on to be a gound breaking philosophy for revitalizing relationships between men and women, and offer a sound foundation for the rejuvenation of family life.