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Human Sexuality Today

ISBN: 9780130149947 | 0130149942
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 9/1/1996

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SummaryTable of Contents
This appealing, readable and humanistic guide to human sexuality achieves a sound balance between facts and understanding, giving readers the information they need to make responsible decisions and helping them feel comfortable about themselves while learning about their sexuality. A wide range of chapter topics discuss hormones and sexuality, similarities and differences in our sexual responses, sexually transmitted and sexually related diseases, birth control, pregnancy and childbirth, communicating about sex, gender identity and gender roles, sexual orientation, love and relationships, sexual problems and therapy, sexual victimization, and sex and the law. For individuals seeking to learn more about human sexuality and its most current issues.
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Prefacep. xiv
About the Authorp. xv
Why a Course in Human Sexuality?p. 1
A Sexual Knowledge Quizp. 3
Cross-Cultural Comparisonsp. 6
Historical Perspectivesp. 11
Sex as a Sciencep. 16
Scientific Methodologyp. 19
Sexuality Education Todayp. 23
Our Sexual and Reproductive Anatomyp. 30
External Female Anatomyp. 31
Internal Female Anatomyp. 37
External Male Anatomyp. 43
Internal Male Anatomyp. 49
The Brainp. 51
Our Sexual Bodiesp. 52
Hormones and Sexualityp. 58
The Endocrine Systemp. 59
The Menstrual Cyclep. 60
Length of the Menstrual Cyclep. 62
Menstrual Synchrony and Pheromonesp. 62
Menstrual Versus Estrous Cyclep. 63
Attitudes About Menstruation: Historical Perspectivesp. 64
Attitudes About Menstruation Todayp. 64
Menstrual Problemsp. 67
Regulation of Male Hormonesp. 70
Hormones and Sexual Desirep. 71
Similarities and Differences in Our Sexual Responsesp. 76
Measurement of Sexual Responsesp. 77
Models of Sexual Responsep. 78
The Sexual Response Cyclep. 78
Controversies About Orgasmsp. 85
Penis Size: Does It Matter?p. 90
Aphrodisiacs: Do They Help?p. 92
And Afterwards?p. 93
Sexuality and People with Disabilitiesp. 94
Sexually Transmitted and Sexually Related Diseasesp. 99
What Are They and Who Gets Them?p. 100
Where Did They Come From?p. 101
Gonorrheap. 101
Chlamydia and Nongonococcal Urethritisp. 103
Syphilisp. 105
Less Common Bacterial STDsp. 107
Herpesp. 108
Hepatitisp. 112
Genital Human Papillomavirus Infectionp. 112
Molluscum Contagiosump. 114
HIV Infection and AIDSp. 114
Parasitic Infestationsp. 126
Vaginitisp. 128
Cystitis and Prostatitisp. 130
Practicing Safer Sexp. 130
What to Do and Where to Go if You Have an STDp. 132
Positive Sexuality in the Era of AIDSp. 132
Birth Controlp. 139
World Populationp. 142
Evaluating Different Birth Control Methodsp. 143
Contraceptive Mythsp. 144
Relatively Ineffective Methodsp. 145
Abstaining from Sexp. 146
Fertility Awareness: Abstaining from Sex During Ovulationp. 146
Spermicides: Substances That Kill Spermp. 148
Barrier Methods: Preventing Sperm from Meeting Eggp. 149
The IUDp. 155
Hormonal Methods of Contraceptionp. 156
Emergency Contraceptionp. 161
Voluntary Sterilizationp. 161
Unwanted Pregnancies: The Final Optionsp. 163
Future Technologyp. 166
Choosing a Contraceptive Methodp. 167
Pregnancy and Childbirthp. 172
Conception and Implantationp. 173
Pregnancyp. 175
Complications of Pregnancyp. 179
Nutrition and Exercise During Pregnancyp. 184
Preparing for Childbirthp. 184
Anesthetics or "Natural" Childbirth?p. 188
Childbirthp. 188
Problems with Childbirthp. 191
Afterwardsp. 193
Spacing Pregnanciesp. 195
Infertility and Impaired Fecundityp. 195
Superfertilityp. 200
Communicating About Sexp. 205
Talking with Your Partner About Sexual Differences and Problemsp. 206
In the Future: Talking with Your Children About Sexp. 212
Hope for the Futurep. 219
Sexuality as a Social Conceptp. 225
Sexuality as an Evolving Conceptp. 226
Sexual Socialization: Agentsp. 229
Sexual Socialization: Cause and Effect?p. 234
Becoming a Woman/Becoming a Man: Gender Identity and Gender Rolesp. 238
Biological Influences on Gender Identityp. 239
Variations in Development: Intersexed Individualsp. 242
Gender Identity "Disorder"p. 245
Gender and Sex as Social Constructsp. 247
Psychological Theories of Gender Identity Developmentp. 248
Gender Rolesp. 251
Sexual Orientationp. 270
Prevalence of Homosexuality and Bisexualityp. 271
Defining Sexual Orientation: Another Lookp. 272
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Rolesp. 273
The Origins of Sexual Orientationp. 274
Homosexualityp. 279
Can (Should) Sexual Orientation Be Changed?p. 290
Life-Span Sexual Developmentp. 295
Early Infancy (Ages 0-1)p. 295
Early Childhood (Ages 2-6)p. 296
The Initial School-Age Years (Ages 7-11)p. 297
Puberty (Ages 7-15)p. 298
Adolescence (Ages 13-17)p. 302
Emerging Adulthood (Ages 18-25)p. 306
Young Adulthood (Adults Aged 26-39)p. 307
Middle Age (Ages 40-59)p. 313
The Elderly Years (Age 60+)p. 320
Adult Sexual Behaviors and Attitudesp. 327
What Is Normal?p. 328
Masturbationp. 328
Nocturnal Orgasmsp. 331
Sexual Fantasiesp. 334
Coital Positions and Locationsp. 335
Oral-Genital Sexp. 340
Anal Stimulationp. 342
Preferred Sexual Behaviorsp. 343
The Sexually Healthy Personp. 343
Love and Relationshipsp. 347
History of Romantic Lovep. 348
Friendship Versus Romantic Lovep. 349
How Do I Know if This Is Really Love?p. 351
Companionate Lovep. 352
Sex Without Lovep. 352
Love Without Sexp. 353
Prerequisites for Lovep. 355
Theories of Lovep. 356
Attachment Theory of Lovep. 357
Robert Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Lovep. 358
John Lee's "Many Colors of Love"p. 359
Which Theory is Correct?p. 362
Jealousyp. 362
Maintaining a Relationshipp. 363
Sexual Problems and Therapyp. 373
Individual Differencesp. 374
Who Needs Therapy?p. 376
Sexual Therapyp. 376
Sexual Therapy Techniquesp. 377
Sexual Problems Affecting Both Men and Womenp. 378
Male Sexual Problemsp. 383
Female Sexual Problemsp. 390
Sexual Problems Among Homosexualsp. 395
Avoiding Sexual Problemsp. 395
Paraphilias and Sexual Variantsp. 399
Historical Perspectivep. 400
Fetishismp. 401
Transvestismp. 403
Exhibitionismp. 404
Obscene Phone Callsp. 405
Voyeurismp. 406
Bestiality and Zoophiliap. 406
Pedophiliap. 407
Sadomasochismp. 407
Other Paraphiliasp. 409
Multiple Paraphiliasp. 411
What Causes Paraphilias?p. 411
Therapyp. 412
Sexual Victimization: Rape, Coercion, Harassment, and Abuse of Childrenp. 416
Rapep. 417
Sexual Harassmentp. 435
Sexual Abuse of Childrenp. 439
Incestp. 445
Prosecution of Sexual Offendersp. 451
Therapyp. 452
Resources for Those Seeking Helpp. 453
Sex and the Lawp. 458
Prostitutionp. 459
Pornographyp. 464
Laws Against Fornication, Adultery, and Sodomyp. 473
Glossaryp. 479
Resourcesp. 494
Creditsp. 497
Answers To Questionsp. 498
Referencesp. 505
Indexp. 543
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