Understanding Human Sexuality with Student CD ROM and PowerWeb

by Hyde, Janet Shibley; Delamater, John D.

• ISBN13: 9780072559637
• ISBN10: 0072559632
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-11
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

Understanding Human Sexuality examines the science and psychology of human sexuality, provides practical information needed for everyday living, and familiarizes students with research methods used in sexuality. The author team features a unique combination of a psychologist and sociologist, which gives this text a distinct inter-disciplinary perspective. This new edition includes up-to-date research, integrated technology, and new learning aids.

Table of Contents

Sexuality in Perspective	1	(24)
Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality	25	(21)
Sex Research	46	(27)
Sexual Anatomy	73	(28)
Sex Hormones and Sexual Differentiation	101	(21)
Menstruation and Menopause	122	(21)
Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth	143	(39)
Contraception and Abortion	182	(40)
The Physiology of Sexual Response	222	(27)
Techniques of Arousal and Communication	249	(35)
Sexuality and the Life cycle: Childhood and Adolescence	284	(27)
Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood	311	(25)
Attraction, Intimacy, and Love	336	(24)
Gender Roles, Female Sexuality, and Male Sexuality	360	(24)
Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or Bi?	384	(36)
Variations in Sexual Behavior	420	(24)
Sexual Coercion	444	(24)
Sex for Sale	468	(23)
Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy	491	(30)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	521	(31)
Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality	552	(29)
Sex and the Law	581	(30)
Sexuality Education	611	(22)
Appendix Directory of Resources in Human Sexuality	633