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The Abnormal Sex-Tendency
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Using hunger as her analogy, how does Gilman define "excess" in a natural function?
A
Excess is any function that involves conscious desire at all
B
Normal hunger is proportioned to the body's actual need; a diseased, unnatural appetite drives one to consume far beyond what the body can use — and human sex-attraction shows the same kind of excess
C
Excess only applies to behaviors forbidden by religion
D
Excess cannot be defined scientifically, only morally
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