Discovering Human Sexuality 3E

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-60535-275-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 645 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 278 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 1444 g

Discovering Human Sexuality is an evidence-based, accessible introduction to the study of sexuality and the diverse ways in which it brings joys and challenges to our lives. The backgrounds of the authors - in biology, sociology, teaching, and writing - have made possible a text that is multidisciplinary, authoritative, sex-positive, and a delight to read. Now in its Third Edition, Discovering Human Sexuality has established itself as a popular and widely praised text that respects diversity both in the sexual world and among the students who read it.The Third Edition maintains the overall presentation of its predecessors, but adds coverage of recent sex-related developments in research, medicine, law, politics, and social trends. In addition, the authors have included two substantial appendices: one looks at sex and sexuality from an evolutionary perspective; the other provides additional material regarding the role of the nervous system in sexual functioning. The two appendices have been developed from sections of the authors' other text, Human Sexuality. The intent is to provide options for more advanced learning while leaving the main text accessible to students with more limited backgrounds in biology.The Third Edition has many new boxes, illustrations, FAQs, and other features, as well as countless new references. What shines through is the richness of ideas about human sexuality that only an interdisciplinary collaboration can provide.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

LeVay, Simon

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: SEXUALITY: PATHWAYS TO UNDERSTANDING .- 1. Shortened and Rewritten, with Emphasis on the History of Sexuality and Research Methods.- 2. The Impact of Class Structure on Sexuality.- 3. New Examples of Research Studies.- PART II: WOMEN'S BODIES.- 4. Reorganization of the Section on the Menstrual Cycle.- 5. Controversy Over the Effectiveness of Mammographic Screening.- 6. Recent Research on the 'G spot'.- PART III: MEN'S BODIES.- 7. Changing Recommendations on Male Circumcision.- 8. Nipple Stimulation Activates Brain Region Devoted to Genitals.- 9. New box: Diphallia.- PART IV: SEX, GENDER AND TRANSGENDER.- 10. New Findings on Sex Differences in Brain Structure and Function.- 11. New Evidence for Biological Influences on Gender and Transsexuality.- 12. New Box: Gendered Play in Primates.- PART V: ATTRACTION, AROUSAL AND RESPONSE.- 13. Influence of Attractiveness on Marital Satisfaction: Gender Differences.- 14. How Attractiveness Judgments Change with Familiarity.- 15. New Box: Foot Orgasms.- PART VI: SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR.- 16. New Section on Group sex.- 17. New Box: Sex and Happiness.- 18. New Box: Sex and the Seasons.- PART VII: SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS.- 19. Casual sex: Is the Double Standard on the Way Out?.- 20. New box: Flirting Styles.- 21. 'Creeping,' Facebook Jealousy, and Cyberstalking.- 22. Dating Versus Hooking up Which is Winning?.- PART VIII: FERTILITY, PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH.- 23. Regular Exercise Boosts Men's Sperm Counts.- 24. Even Slight Prematurity Increases Risks to Baby.- 25. New Box: Painfree Childbirth.- PART IX: CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION.- 26. New Box: Male Contraceptives of the Future?.- 27. A Developing Country's Fight for Contraception.- 28. New Box: Feticide.- 29. How Pro-lifers Work around Roe v. Wade.- PART X: SEXUALITY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN: FROM BIRTH TO ADOLESCENCE.- 30. Expanded Discussion of the Biology of Puberty.- 31. First Sex: Women are Experiencing More Pleasure, Less Guilt.- 32. How Social Media May Harm Teens' Self-image and Behavior.- PART XI: SEXUALITY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN: ADULTHOOD.- 33. New Data Shed More Positive Light on Cohabitation.- 34. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy is Safe After all for Younger Women.- 35. New Box: Seniors on Sex.- 36. New Box: You Know the Future of Your Marriage.- PART XII: SEXUAL ORIENTATION .- 37. New Box: Why Gay Genes?.- 38. New Research on How Personal Contact Reduces Homophobia.- 39. New Box: Gay and Homeless.- 40. Bisexuality: Erasure versus Role Models.- PART XIII: ATYPICAL SEXUALITY .- 41. New box: In the Dungeon.-42. Changing Meaning of the Term 'Paraphilia'.- 43. Pedophilia: Sexual Orientation or Mental Disorder?.- PART XIV: SEXUAL DISORDERS.- 44. Anorgasmia in Women: New Studies Point to Structural Issues.- 45. Is Sexual Addiction Real? The Controversy Heats Up.- 46. Drugs in the Pipeline for Low Sexual Desire.- PART XV: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS.- 47. HPV and Anal Cancer48. The Global AIDS Epidemic it's the 'Beginning of the End'.- 49. New box: STIs and the Law.- 50. New box: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study.- PART XVI: SEXUAL ASSAULT, HARASSMENT AND PARTNER VIOLENCE.- 51. How Common is Campus Rape? Statistics Collide.- 52. Are students Accused of Rape Being Treated Fairly?.- 53. Sexual Victimization of LGBT People.- PART XVII: SEX AS A COMMODITY.- 54. New Study of Men who use Prostitutes Many are Well-educated 'Hobbyists'.- 55. New Box: Courtesans.- 56. New Box: The Economics of Prostitution.- 57. New Box: What's It Like To Be a Porn Star?.- 58. Appendix A. Sex and Evolution (New).- 59. Appendix B. Sex and the Nervous System (New).

Über Autor(innen)

Simon LeVay, Ph.D. is a British-born neuroscientist turned science writer and teacher. He has served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and has taught at Harvard, the University of California, and Stanford University, USA. LeVay has authored over 40 scientific studies; the best known of these is a 1991 report in Science that described a difference in brain structure between heterosexual and homosexual men. He is the author or coauthor of eleven books, including Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation (Oxford University Press, 2011), and a historical novel, The Donation of Constantine (Lambourn Books, 2013).Janice Baldwin, Ph.D. and John Baldwin, Ph.D. are sociologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. They have been collaborators in numerous studies and coauthored many articles in the area of sexuality and sex education, as well as the textbook Behavior Principles in Everyday Life (Prentice Hall), now in its fourth edition. The Baldwins co-teach an undergraduate Human Sexuality course that is regularly voted Best Course at UCSB. They also teach two advanced seminar courses on the same topic, one of which has created a sex information website, SexInfoOnline (www.SexInfoOnline.com). The Baldwins have been named Best Professors on several occasions.