Sexuality in America: Understanding Our Sexual Values and Behavior

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Robert T. Francoeur, Patricia Koch, David Weis
A&C Black, Aug 1, 1999 - Social Science - 360 pages
Now available in a new paperback edition, this survey is different in both breadth and scope from all other reports on sexuality in the United States. It covers every topic imaginable, from a multicultural point of view, in order to reflect fully the complex society in which we live: the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of our sexual lives.
 

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Contents

B A Sketch of Recent Diversity Change and Social Conflict
3
BASIC SEXOLOGICAL PREMISES
10
RELIGIOUS ETHNIC AND GENDER FACTORS
18
B Racial Ethnic and Feminist Perspectives
42
SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
70
AUTOEROTIC BEHAVIORS AND PATTERNS
88
Research
122
Developmental Disabilities
141
CONTRACEPTION ABORTION AND POPULATION
216
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
238
B Five Specific Emerging Issues
244
SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS COUNSELING AND THERAPIES
251
RESEARCH AND ADVANCED EDUCATION
262
SEXUALITY ON
270
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
278
Concluding Remarks on Change Diversity and Conflict
296

CROSSGENDERED PERSONS
165
SIGNIFICANT UNCONVENTIONAL SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
171
Sexual Harassment
194
SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES FOR UPDATED
332
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About the author (1999)

Robert T. Francoeur, Ph.D., is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and Professor Emeritus of Human Sexuality and Embryology, Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is the author or editor of many books, including a study of Pierre Teihard de Chardin, The Scent of Eros, and (as co-editor), The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality.
Patricia Koch, Ph.D., is associate professor of biobehavioral health and health education at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of Exploring Our Sexuality: An Interactive Text and is a fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex. David L. Weis. Ph.D., is associate professor of human development and family studies at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. He is associate editor of the Journal of Sex Research.

Bibliographic information

TitleSexuality in America: Understanding Our Sexual Values and Behavior
EditorsRobert T. Francoeur, Patricia Koch, David Weis
Editionreprint, revised
PublisherA&C Black, 1999
ISBN0826411932, 9780826411938
Length360 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Health & Fitness / Sexuality
Psychology / Human Sexuality
Religion / Theology
Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family
  
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