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Human sexuality : diversity in contemporary America

Author

Yarber, William L. (William Lee), 1943-

Title

Human sexuality : diversity in contemporary America / William L. Yarber, Barbara W. Sayad.

Format

Book

Edition

8th ed.

Published

New York : McGraw-Hill, c2013.

Description

xxxv, 626 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Other contributors

Sayad, Barbara Werner.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. B-1-C-2) and indexes.

Contents

• Autoeroticism
• Sexual Fantasies and Dreams
• Masturbation
• Practically Speaking assessing your attitude toward masturbation
• Sexual Behavior with Others
• Most Recent Partnered Sex
• Couple Sexual Styles
• Think About It You Would Say You "Had Sex" If You ...
• Touching
• Kissing
• Oral-Genital Sex
• Think About It giving and receiving pleasurable touch: "Gears of Connection"
• Think About It The First Kiss: A Deal-Breaker?
• Sexual Intercourse
• Anal Eroticism
• Health Benefits of Sexual Activity
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 10. Variations in Sexual Behavior
• Sexual Variations and Paraphilic Behavior
• What Are Sexual Variations?
• What Is Paraphilia?
• Think About It "Sexual Interest Disorder": A Viable Alternative to Paraphilia or a Radical Departure?
• Sexual Variations Among College Students
• Sexual Variation: Domination and Submission
• Noncoercive Paraphilias
• Fetishism
• Transvestism
• Practically Speaking Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale
• Coercive Paraphilias
• Zoophilia
• Voyeurism
• Think About It Would You Watch? College Students and Voyeurism
• Exhibitionism
• Telephone Scatologia
• Frotteurism
• Think About It "Sexual Addiction": Repressive Morality in a New Guise?
• Necrophilia
• Pedophilia
• Sexual Sadism and Sexual Masochism
• Origins and Treatment of Paraphilias
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 11. Contraception, Birth Control, and Abortion
• Risk and Responsibility
• Women, Men, and Birth Control: Who Is Responsible?
• Family Planning Clinics
• Think About It Risky Business: Why Couples Fail to Use Contraception
• Methods of Contraception and Birth Control
• Birth Control and Contraception: What's the Difference?
• Choosing a Method
• Sexual Abstinence
• Hormonal Methods
• Barrier Methods.

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Perspectives on Human Sexuality
• Studying Human Sexuality
• Practically Speaking assessing sexual satisfaction
• Sexuality, Popular Culture, and the Media
• Media Portrayals of Sexuality
• Television
• Feature-Length Films
• Gay Men, Lesbian Women, Bisexual and Transgender People in Film and Television
• Online Social Networks
• Think About It Before Pressing "Send": Trends and Concerns About Texting, Sexting, and Dating
• Sexuality Across Cultures and Times
• Sexual Interests
• Sexual Orientation
• Gender
• Societal Norms and Sexuality
• Think About It Am I Normal?
• Natural Sexual Behavior
• Normal Sexual Behavior
• Think About It Declaration of Sexual Rights
• Sexuality Behavior and Variations
• Think About It "My Genes Made Me Do It": Sociobiology, Evolutionary Psychology, and the Mysteries of Love
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 2. Studying Human Sexuality
• Sex, Advice Columnists, and Pop Psychology
• Information and Advice as Entertainment
• Practically Speaking evaluating pop psychology
• The Use and Abuse of Research Findings
• Thinking Critically About Sexuality
• Value Judgments Versus Objectivity
• Opinions, Biases, and Stereotypes
• Common Fallacies: Egocentric and Ethnocentric Thinking
• Sex Research Methods
• Research Concerns
• Clinical Research
• Survey Research
• Practically Speaking Answering a Sex Research Questionnaire: Measure of Sexual Identity Exploration and Commitment
• Observational Research
• Experimental Research
• The Sex Researchers
• Richard von Krafft-Ebing
• Sigmund Freud
• Havelock Ellis
• Alfred Kinsey
• William Masters and Virginia Johnson
• Contemporary Research Studies
• Think About It Sex Research: A Benefit to Individuals and Society or a Threat to Morality?
• The National Health and Social Life Survey
• The National Survey of Family Growth
• The Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• The National College Health Assessment
• The National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior
• Emerging Research Perspectives
• Feminist Scholarship
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Research
• Directions for Future Research
• Ethnicity and Sexuality
• African Americans
• Latinos
• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• Middle Eastern Americans
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 3. Female Sexual Anatomy, Physiology, and Response
• Female Sex Organs: What Are They For?
• External Structures (the Vulva)
• Internal Structures
• Practically Speaking Performing a Gynecological Self-Examination
• Other Structures
• The Breasts
• Female Sexual Physiology
• Reproductive Hormones
• The Ovarian Cycle
• The Menstrual Cycle
• Practically Speaking vaginal and menstrual health care
• Female Sexual Response
• Sexual Response Models
• Think About It Sexual Fluidity: Women's Variable Sexual Attractions
• Desire: Mind or Matter?
• Think About It The Role of Orgasm
• Experiencing Sexual Arousal
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions For Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 4. Male Sexual Anatomy, Physiology, and Response
• Male Sex Organs: What Are They For?
• External Structures
• Think About It The Penis: More Than Meets the Eye
• Internal Structures
• The Breasts and Anus
• Male Sexual Physiology
• Sex Hormones
• Practically Speaking Sexual Health Care: What Do Men Need?
• Spermatogenesis
• Practically Speaking Male Body Image Self-Consciousness Scale
• Semen Production
• Homologous Organs
• Male Sexual Response
• Erection
• Ejaculation and Orgasm
• Practically Speaking Can An Erection Be Willed?
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 5. Gender and Gender Roles
• Studying Gender and

• Gender Roles
• Sex, Gender, and Gender Roles: What's the Difference?
• Sex and Gender Identity
• Masculinity and Femininity: Opposites or Similar?
• Gender and Sexual Orientation
• Gender-Role Learning
• Theories of Socialization
• Gender-Role Learning in Childhood and Adolescence
• Gender Schemas: Exaggerating Differences
• Contemporary Gender Roles and Scripts
• Traditional Gender Roles and Scripts
• Think About It The Purity Standard: Defining Women by Their Sexuality
• Changing Gender Roles and Scripts
• Androgyny
• Gender Variations
• The Transgender Phenomenon
• Disorders of Sexual Development/Intersex
• Think About It A New Approach to Addressing Disorders of Sexual Development or Intersex
• Unclassified Form of Abnormal Development
• Gender Identity Disorder
• Transsexuality
• Coming to Terms With Differences
• Think About It Sex Reassignment
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 6. Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
• Sexuality in Infancy and Childhood (Ages 0 to 11)
• Infancy and Sexual Response (Ages 0 to 2)
• Childhood Sexuality (Ages 3 to 11)
• The Family Context
• Sexuality in Adolescence (Ages 12 to 19)
• Psychosexual Development
• Adolescent Sexual Behavior
• Think About It The "Origins" of Homosexuality
• Practically Speaking First Sexual Intercourse Reaction Scale
• Teenage Pregnancy
• Sexuality Education
• Think About It Abstinence-Only Versus Comprehensive Sexuality Programs: It's a New Day
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 7. Sexuality in Adulthood
• Sexuality in Early Adulthood
• Developmental Concerns
• Think About It Life Behaviors of a Sexually Healthy Adult
• Establishing Sexual Orientation
• Think About It Bisexuality: The Nature of Dual Attraction
• Being Single
• Think About It Why College Students Have Sex: Gender Differences, or Not?
• Cohabitation
• Sexuality in Middle Adulthood
• Developmental Concerns
• Sexuality in Established Relationships
• Divorce and After
• Sexuality in Late Adulthood
• Developmental Concerns
• Stereotypes of Aging
• Sexuality and Aging
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 8. Love and Communication in Intimate Relationships
• Friendship and Love
• Love and Sexuality
• Men, Women, Sex, and Love
• Love Without Sex: Celibacy and Asexuality
• Think About It Are Gay/Lesbian Couples and Families any Different from Heterosexual Ones?
• How Do I Love Thee? Approaches and Attitudes Related to Love
• Styles of Love
• The Triangular Theory of Love
• Love as Attachment
• Think About It The Science of Love
• Unrequited Love
• Jealousy
• Defining Jealousy
• Think About It The Passionate Love Scale
• Managing Jealousy
• Extradyadic Involvement
• Making Love Last: From Passion to Intimacy
• The Nature of Communication
• The Cultural Context
• The Social Context
• The Psychological Context
• Nonverbal Communication
• Sexual Communication
• Sexual Communication in Beginning Relationships
• Sexual Communication in Established Relationships
• Initiating Sexual Activity
• Developing Communication Skills
• Talking About Sex
• Practically Speaking Communication Patterns and Partner Satisfaction
• Conflict and Intimacy
• Practically Speaking lessons from the love lab
• Sexual Conflicts
• Conflict Resolution
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 9. Sexual Expression
• Sexual Attractiveness
• A Cross-Cultural Analysis
• Evolutionary Mating Perspectives
• Think About It "Hooking Up" Among College Students
• Views of College Students
• Sexual Desire
• Sexual Scripts
• Cultural Scripting
• Intrapersonal Scripting
• Interpersonal Scripting

• Note continued: Practically Speaking Tips for Effective Condom Use
• Practically Speaking Correct Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale
• Spermicides
• The IUCs (Intrauterine Contraceptives)
• Fertility Awareness-Based Methods
• Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
• Sterilization
• Emergency Contraception (EC)
• Abortion
• Methods of Abortion
• Safety of Abortion
• Women and Abortion
• Men and Abortion
• The Abortion Debate
• Research Issues
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 12. Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
• Fertilization and Fetal Development
• The Fertilization Process
• Development of the Conceptus
• Think About It A Matter of Choice
• Being Pregnant
• Preconception Care
• Pregnancy Detection
• Changes in Women During Pregnancy
• Think About It Sexual Behavior During Pregnancy
• Complications of Pregnancy and Dangers to the Fetus
• Diagnosing Fetal Abnormalities
• Pregnancy Loss
• Infertility
• Female Infertility
• Male Infertility
• Emotional Responses to Infertility
• Infertility Treatment
• Giving Birth
• Labor and Delivery
• Choices in Childbirth
• Think About It the question of male circumcision
• Practically Speaking Making a Birth Plan
• Breastfeeding
• Practically Speaking Breast Versus Bottle: Which Is Better For You and Your Child?
• Becoming a Parent
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 13. The Sexual Body in Health and Illness
• Living in Our Bodies: The Quest for Physical Perfection
• Eating Disorders
• Think About It "Oh to Be Bigger": Breast and Penis Enhancement
• Body Image and Its Impact on Sexuality
• Anabolic Steroids: A Dangerous Means to an End
• Alcohol, Drugs, and Sexuality
• Alcohol Use and Sexuality
• Other Drug Use and Sexuality
• Sexuality and Disability
• Physical Limitations and Changing Expectations
• Vision and Hearing Impairment
• Chronic Illness
• Developmental Disabilities
• The Sexual Rights of People With Disabilities
• Sexuality and Cancer
• Women and Cancer
• Practically Speaking Breast Self-Examination
• Men and Cancer
• Practically Speaking Testicular Self-Examination
• Think About It Female Genital Cutting: Mutilation or Important Custom?
• Anal Cancer in Men and Women
• Additional Sexual Health Issues
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Vulvodynia
• Endometriosis
• Lesbian Women's Health Issues
• Prostatitis
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 14. Sexual Function Difficulties, Dissatisfaction, Enhancement, and Therapy
• Sexual Function Difficulties: Definitions, Types, and Prevalence
• Defining Sexual Function Difficulties: Different Perspectives
• Prevalence and Cofactors
• Disorders of Sexual Desire
• Practically Speaking Sexual Desire: When Appetites Differ
• Sexual Arousal Disorders
• Think About It Is Intercourse Enough? The Big "O" and Sexual Behaviors
• Orgasmic Disorders
• Sexual Pain Disorders
• Other Disorders
• Physical Causes of Sexual Function Difficulties and Dissatisfaction
• Physical Causes in Men
• Physical Causes in Women
• Psychological Causes of Sexual Function Difficulties and Dissatisfaction
• Immediate Causes
• Conflict Within the Self
• Relationship Causes
• Sexual Function Enhancement
• Developing Self-Awareness
• Think About It "Good Enough Sex": The Way to Lifetime Couple Satisfaction
• Think About It Sexual Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs: What College Students Report
• Intensifying Erotic Pleasure
• Changing a Sexual Relationship
• Treating Sexual Function Difficulties
• Masters and Johnson: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
• Kaplan: Psychosexual Therapy
• Other Nonmedical Approaches
• Medical Approaches
• Think About It The Medicalization of Sexual Function Problems
• Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Sex Therapy

• Practically Speaking seeking professional assistance
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 15. Sexually Transmitted Infections
• The STI Epidemic
• STIs: The Most Common Reportable Infectious Diseases
• Who Is Affected: Disparities Among Groups
• Factors Contributing to the Spread of STIs
• Practically Speaking Preventing STIs: The Role of Male Condoms and Female Condoms
• Practically Speaking STI Attitude Scale
• Consequences of STIs
• Principal Bacterial STIs
• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Syphilis
• Think About It the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: A Tragedy of Race and Medicine
• Principal Viral STIs
• HIV and AIDS
• Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection
• Genital Herpes
• Viral Hepatitis
• Vaginal Infections
• Bacterial Vaginosis
• Genital Candidiasis
• Trichomoniasis
• Other STIs
• Ectoparasitic Infestations
• Scabies
• Pubic Lice
• STI and Women
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Cervicitis
• Cystitis
• Preventing STIs
• Avoiding STIs
• Treating STIs
• Practically Speaking safer and unsafe sex practices
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 16. HIV and AIDS
• What Is AIDS?
• Conditions Associated With AIDS
• Think About It The Stigmatization of HIV and Other STIs
• Symptoms of HIV Infection and AIDS
• Understanding AIDS: The Immune System and HIV
• The Virus
• AIDS Pathogenesis: How the Disease Progresses
• The Epidemiology and Transmission of HIV
• The Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the United States
• Myths and Modes of Transmission
• Sexual Transmission
• Injection Drug Use
• Mother-to-Child Transmission
• Factors Contributing to Infection
• Aids Demographics
• Minority Races/Ethnicities and HIV
• The Gay Community
• Women and HIV/AIDS
• Children and HIV/AIDS
• HIV/AIDS Among Youth
• Older Adults and HIV/AIDS
• Geographic Region and HIV
• Practically Speaking HIV Prevention Attitude Scale
• Prevention and Treatment
• Practically Speaking Health Protective Sexual Communication Scale
• Protecting Ourselves
• Saving Lives Through Prevention
• Think About It "Do You Know What You Are Doing?" Common Condom-Use Mistakes Among College Students
• HIV Testing
• Treatments
• Living With HIV or AIDS
• If You Are HIV-Positive
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 17. Sexual Coercion: Harassment, Aggression, and Abuse
• Sexual Harassment
• What Is Sexual Harassment?
• Flirtation Versus Harassment
• Harassment in School and College
• Harassment in the Workplace
• Harassment and Discrimination Against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People
• Heterosexual Bias
• Prejudice, Discrimination, and Violence
• Think About It Public Opinion About Gay and Lesbian Issues and Rights
• Ending Anti-Gay Prejudice and Enactment of Antidiscrimination Laws
• Sexual Aggression
• The Nature and Incidence of Rape
• Myths About Rape
• Practically Speaking Preventing Sexual Assault
• Forms of Rape
• Think About It Date/Acquaintance Rape Drugs: An Increasing Threat
• Motivations for Rape
• The Aftermath of Rape
• Practically Speaking Helping Someone Who Has Been Raped
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Forms of Intrafamilial Sexual Abuse
• Children at Risk
• Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
• Treatment Programs
• Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading
• 18. Sexually Explicit Materials, Prostitution, and Sex Laws
• Sexually Explicit Material in Contemporary America
• Pornography or Erotica: Which Is It?
• Sexually Explicit Material and Popular Culture
• Sexually Explicit Materials on the Internet
• Think About It College Students and the Viewing of Sexually Explicit

• Materials
• The Effects of Sexually Explicit Material
• Censorship, Sexually Explicit Material, and the Law
• Prostitution
• Females Working in Prostitution
• Think About It Human Trafficking: International Child and Teen Prostitution
• Males Working in Prostitution
• Prostitution and the Law
• The Impact of HIV/AIDS and Other STIs
• Sexuality and the Law
• Legalizing Private, Consensual Sexual Behavior
• Same-Sex Marriage
• Think About It An Expanding Definition of "Family": A Trend Leading to Further Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage?
• Advocating Sexual Rights
• Final Thoughts
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Sex and the Internet
• Suggested Websites
• Suggested Reading.

Subject headings

Sex. Sex customs. Sexual health.

ISBN

9780078035319 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0078035317 (pbk. : alk. paper)