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Our Sexuality 14th Edition by Robert L. Crooks, ISBN-13: 978-0357360750
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- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 14th edition (January 1, 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0357360753
- ISBN-13: 978-0357360750
Are you sexually intelligent? You will be after reading Crooks/Baur/Widman’s OUR SEXUALITY — the most respected and authoritative college textbook on human sexuality. It’s also the first to deliver cutting-edge and in-depth emphasis on the impact of politics on sexuality. The 14th Edition has been meticulously updated to reflect the most current research findings and psychosocial developments. Direct yet nonjudgmental, the text covers “our” sexuality in an accessible, straightforward manner as it explores the similarities of sexual and relationship matters across cross cultural boundaries and sexual orientation lines. With a focus on strengthening your self-awareness and sexual intelligence, the text is packed with exciting new research, personally relevant examples and practical information on sexual health. Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.
Table of Contents:
About the Authors
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Sexuality
Sexual Intelligence
A Psychosocial Orientation
Diversity in Human Sexuality
Our Cultural Legacy: Sex for Procreation and Rigid Gender Roles
Sexuality in the Western World: A Historical Perspective
The Media and Sexuality
Sexuality: Where the Personal Is Political
Summary
Chapter 2: Sex Research: Methods and Challenges
The Goals of Sexology
Nonexperimental Research Methods
The Experimental Method
Important Considerations in Sex Research
Evaluating Research: Some Questions to Ask
Summary
Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
The Vulva
Underlying Structures
Internal Structures
Menstruation
Menopause
Gynecological Health Concerns
The Breasts
Summary
Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
Sexual Anatomy
Male Sexual Functions
Concerns about Sexual Functioning
Male Genital Health Concerns
Summary
Chapter 5: Gender Issues
Sex and Gender
Gender-Identity Formation
Gender Identity: A Spectrum
Gender Roles
Summary
Chapter 6: Sexual Arousal and Response
The Brain and Sexual Arousal
The Senses and Sexual Arousal
Aphrodisiacs and Anaphrodisiacs in Sexual Arousal
The Role of Hormones
Sexual Response
Aging and the Sexual Response Cycle
Differences between the Sexes in Sexual Response
Summary
Chapter 7: Love and Communication in Intimate Relationships
What Is Love?
Types of Love
Falling in Love: Why and with Whom?
Love and Styles of Attachment
Issues in Loving Relationships
Maintaining Relationship Satisfaction
The Importance of Sexual Communication
Talking: Getting Started
Listening and Feedback
Discovering Your Partner’s Needs
Learning to Make Requests
Nonverbal Sexual Communication
Communication Patterns in Successful and Unsuccessful Relationships
Summary
Chapter 8: Sexual Behaviors
Celibacy
Erotic Dreams and Fantasy
Masturbation
Sexual Expression: The Importance of Context
Kissing and Touching
Oral-Genital Stimulation
Anal Sex Play and Penetration
Vaginal Intercourse
Kink
Intercourse the Tantric Way
Summary
Chapter 9: Sexual Orientations
A Continuum of Sexual Orientations
What Determines Sexual Orientation?
Societal Attitudes Regarding Homosexuality
The Gay Rights Movement
Coming Out
Summary
Chapter 10: Contraception
Historical and Social Perspectives
Sharing Responsibility and Choosing a Birth Control Method
Hormone-Based Contraceptives
Barrier and Spermicide Methods
Intrauterine Devices
Emergency Contraception
Fertility Awareness Methods
Sterilization
Less Reliable Methods
New Directions in Contraception
Summary
Chapter 11: Conceiving Children: Process and Choice
Parenthood as an Option
Becoming Pregnant
Spontaneous and Elective Abortion
The Experience of Pregnancy
A Healthy Pregnancy
Childbirth
After Childbirth
Summary
Chapter 12: Sexuality during Childhood and Adolescence
Sexual Behavior during Infancy and Childhood
The Physical Changes of Adolescence
Sexual Behavior during Adolescence
Adolescent Pregnancy
Sex Education
Summary
Chapter 13: Sexuality and the Adult Years
Single Living
Cohabitation
Marriage
Nonmonogamy
Divorce
Sexuality and Aging
Summary
Chapter 14: Sexual Difficulties and Solutions
Specific Sexual Difficulties
Origins of Sexual Difficulties
Basics of Sexual Enhancement and Sex Therapy
Summary
Chapter 15: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Bacterial Infections
Viral Infections
Common Vaginal Infections
Ectoparasitic Infections
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Preventing Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
Summary
Chapter 16: Atypical Sexual Behavior
What Constitutes Atypical Sexual Behavior?
What Characterizes the Eight Most Common Paraphilic Disorders?
What Factors Contribute to the Development of Paraphilias
Summary
Chapter 17: Sexual Coercion
Sexual Assault and Rape
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Abuse of Children
Summary
Chapter 18: Sex for Sale
Pornography
Sex Work
Summary
Glossary
References
Subject Index
Author Index
Dr. Robert Crooks had a doctorate in psychology, and in addition to graduate training that stressed clinical and physiological psychology, he had a considerable background in sociology. His involvement with teaching human sexuality classes at the university, college and medical school levels spanned over two decades. Dr. Crooks and his wife, Sami Tucker, were involved in the establishment and implementation of HIV/AIDS intervention programs in two areas of Kenya. For more than a decade, their work with these projects included designing a research strategy for assessing behavior change, developing a peer educator-based educational strategy, and conducting training sessions for Kenyan peer educator staff.
Karla Baur has retired as co-author after 13 editions of OUR SEXUALITY. A licensed clinical social worker in private practice, she specializes in couples and sex therapy. In addition to providing clinical supervision, seminars and lectures for other mental health therapists and professional groups, Baur has taught human sexuality and female sexuality classes at Portland Community College, Portland State University and Clark College. At Oregon Health Sciences University, she taught a human sexuality course and coached medical students in taking sexual histories with patients. She was also involved in a six-week program in Kenya to train HIV/AIDS prevention peer educators. Certified as a sex educator, therapist and sex therapy supervisor by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Baur earned a master’s degree in social work, and her advanced academic work stressed clinical training.
Dr. Laura Widman is an associate professor of psychology at North Carolina State University. She has a doctorate in clinical psychology and postdoctoral training in HIV/STD prevention. Dr. Widman has an active program of research focused on adolescent sexuality and sex education. Dr. Widman has published more than 90 manuscripts and book chapters, and she has presented her work to national and international audiences. After more than a decade of teaching undergraduate human sexuality courses using the OUR SEXUALITY textbook, Dr. Widman was delighted to join the authorship team to contribute to the 14th Edition and to this enhanced 14th Edition.
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