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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in human sexuality
- Title
- Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in human sexuality / edited, selected, and with introductions by Robert T. Francoeur and William J. Taverner.
- Format
- Book
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Published
- Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw Hill, c1998.
- Description
- xxii, 306 p. ; 24 cm.
- Other contributors
- Francoeur, Robert T. Taverner, William J. Money, John, 1921-2006. Interview with John Money.
- Portion of title
- Clashing views on controversial issues in human sexuality Human sexuality
- Other titles
- John Money collection.
- Notes
- Copy 2 inscribed by Dr. John Money. Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Biology, behavior & human sexuality: Should we accept alternatives to monogamy; Is male homosexuality biologically influenced; Is the model of normal and vandalized gendermaps/lovemaps biased; Should society recognize two kinds of marriage; Are men really from Mars and women from Venus
- Issues in reproduction & health: Should schools distribute condoms; Should public libraries provide sexuality materials; Should contractual sex be legal; Should late-term abortions be banned; Should all female circumcision be banned; Is abstinence-only education effective
- Legal and social issues: Should sex be banned on the Internet; Should society recognize gay marriages; Is chemical castration an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders; Should pornography be banned as a threat to women; Is homosexuality incompatible with military service; Have the dangers of date rape been exaggerated; Should privacy rights yield to public health concerns in dealing with HIV infections; Is sexual harassment a pervasive problem.
- Summary
- [The book] is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in human sexuality. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading social commentators, educators, and sexologists, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. -Back cover. [The editor has] gathered 38 lively and thoughtful statements by articulate advocates on opposite sides of a variety of sexuality-related questions. -Pref.
- Kinsey subjects
- Sex ethics--United States. Sex customs--United States. Legal aspects of sex behavior--United States.
- ISBN
- 0697391450