The Psychology of Human Sexuality

Abstract

About the Author xi Foreplay xii Illustrations xiv Text Boxes xx Tables xxii 1 Theoretical Perspectives on Human Sexuality 1 2 Sexology Research: History, Methods, and Ethics 27 3 Human Sexual Anatomy 55 4 Human Sexual Response: Understanding Arousal and Orgasm 87 5 Gender and Gender Identity 115 6 Sexual Orientation 144 7 The Laws of Attraction 171 8 Intimate Relationships: Sex, Love, and Commitment 196 9 Sexual Behaviors 229 10 Sex Education, Contraception, and Pregnancy 255 11 Sexually Transmitted Infections and Safer-Sex Practices 279 12 Sexual Dysfunction and Sex Therapy 302 13 Variations in Sexual Behavior 328 14 Sex Laws, Sexual Victimization, and the Sexual Marketplace 351 Epilogue 378 Glossary 379 Index 391