Human sexuality

Author

LeVay, Simon.

Title

Human sexuality / Simon LeVay, Sharon M. Valente.

Format

Book

Edition

2nd ed.

Published

Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c2006.

Description

xxvi, 651, [66] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Other contributors

Valente, Sharon McBride, 1945-

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [R1]-R30) and indexes.

Contents

• Perspectives on sexuality
• Sex and evolution
• Women's bodies
• Men's bodies
• Sex hormones and the menstrual cycle
• Sexual development
• Gender
• Sexual attraction and arousal
• Sexual behavior
• Sexual relationships
• Fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth
• Contraception and abortion
• Sexuality across the life span
• Sexual minorities
• Atypical sexuality
• Disorders of desire and performance
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Sexual assault, harassment, and partner violence
• Sex as a commodity.

Subject headings

Sex (Psychology)
Sex (Biology)
Sex--Social aspects.
Sexual disorders.

ISBN

0878934650