Our Sexuality (Paperback) (10TH 08 - Old Edition)

This is the most respected and authoritative college textbook available on human sexuality! Cutting edge and written in a direct, non-judgmental manner, this new edition of Crooks and Baur's OUR SEXUALITY has been thoroughly and carefully updated to reflect the most current research findings. This new edition is the first college text to bring cutting-edge and in-depth emphasis on the impact of politics on sexuality. Sensitive, comprehensive, and candid scholars and teachers, the authors keep you interested with the most exciting, emerging research and coverage, and focus on strengthening healthy communication among partners. Crooks and Baur have also revised their overall coverage on maintaining a responsible and healthy sexual relationship, with greater attention to diversity and inclusiveness. Other highlights include a new feature called "Sex and Politics," that examines the issue of value judgments that become public policy and what this means to sexual knowledge and to sexual choices. For example: information on different types of condoms was pulled off the CDC Website and replaced by abstinence only information, despite the fact that there is no empirical support about the efficacy of abstinence only education. You'll also enjoy the "Author's Files," which include new stories about the experiences of real people.

A paperbound version of the text.

The integration of psychological, social, and biological components of human sexuality in this text is facilitated by the blending of the authors' academic and professional backgrounds. Robert Crooks has a Ph.D. in psychology, and his graduate training stressed clinical and physiological psychology. In addition, he has considerable background in sociology, which served as his minor throughout his graduate training. His involvement with teaching human sexuality classes at the university and college level spans two decades. Karla Baur a obtenu une ma?trise en travail social. Elle a suivi avec Robert Crooks une formation clinique et a particip? r?cemment ? la mise en ?uvre d'un programme d'?ducation et d'intervention HIV/SIDA au Kenya.

1. Perspectives on Sexuality. 2. Sex Research: Methods and Problems. 3. Gender Issues. 4. Female Sexual Anatomy and Sexuality. 5. Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology. 6. Sexual Arousal and Response. 7. Love and Communication in Intimate Relationships. 8. Sexual Behaviors. 9. Sexual Orientations. 11. Conceiving Children: Process and Choice. 12. Sexuality During Childhood and Adolescence. 13. Sexuality and the Adult Years. 15. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 16. Atypical Sexual Behavior. 17. Sexual Coercion.