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UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SEXUALITY by Janet Shibley Hyde and John D. DeLamater

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Since its inception, Understanding Human Sexuality has achieved distinction and success by following the scholarship of human sexuality. The first of the modern sexuality textbooks, Understanding Human Sexuality introduced this topic to students through the science that has uncovered what we know about the field. Groundbreaking when it first appeared, this research-based tradition continues to deliver a contemporary, balanced introduction to human sexuality in an integrated learning system that engages students with the content of the course, and with learning about themselves and others.

1. Sexuality in Perspective

2. Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

3. Sex Research

4. Sexual Anatomy

5. Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

6. Pregnancy and Childbirth

7. Contraception and Abortion

8. Sexual Arousal

9. Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

10. Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

11. Attraction, Love, and Communication

12. Gender and Sexuality

13. Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or Bi?

14. Variations in Sexual Behavior

15. Sexual Coercion

16. Sex for Sale

17. Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

18. Sexually Transmitted Infections

19. Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

20. Sex and the Law

Epilogue: Looking to the Future: Sexuality Education

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About the Author

Janet Shibley Hyde

Janet Shibley Hyde, is a Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, received her education at Oberlin College and the University of California, Berkeley. She has taught a course in human sexuality since 1974, first at Bowling Green State University, then at Denison University, and now at the University of Wisconsin. Her research interests are in gender differences and gender development in childhood and adolescence.

John D. DeLamater

John D. DeLamater, Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He created the human sexuality course at the University of Wisconsin in 1975 and has since taught it regularly. His current research and writing are focused on the effects of life-course transitions on sexuality. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and the 2002 recipient of the Kinsey Award from the Society for Career Contributions to Sex Research.

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