The Psychology of Human Sexuality

ISBN-13: 9781119883951 / Miękka / 2023 / 472 str.

J Lehmiller

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About the AuthorForeplayList of IllustrationsList of Text BoxesList of TablesAbout the Companion WebsiteChapter 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Human Sexuality 1IntroductionWhat Drives Us to Have Sex?Major Theoretical Perspectives on Human SexualityThe Perspective of This TextKey TermsDiscussion Questions: What is Your Perspective on Sex?ReferencesChapter 2: Sexology Research: History, Methods, and Ethics 26IntroductionA Brief History of SexologySexology as a ScienceSample SelectionNonexperimental ResearchExperimental ResearchA Note on StatisticsEthics in Sexology ResearchHow Reliable are the Results of Sex Studies?Evaluating Sex ResearchKey TermsDiscussion Questions: What is your Perspective on Sex?ReferencesChapter 3: Human Sexual Anatomy 54IntroductionAnatomy of the PenisAnatomy of the VulvaConclusionsKey TermsDisucussion Questions: What is Your Perspective on Sex?ReferenesChapter 4: Human Sexual Response: Understanding Arousal and Orgasm 87IntroductionFactors That Influence Sexual ArousalThe Sexual Response CycleKey TermsDiscussion Questions: What is Your Perspective on Sex?ReferencesChapter 5: Gender and Gender Identity 117IntroductionBiological Influences on Gender Identity and SexualityPsychosocial Influences on Gender Identity and SexualityGender Diversity: Variations of Gender ExpressionJust How Different are Men and Women?Key TermsDiscussion Questions: What is Your Perspective on Sex?ReferencesChapter 6: Sexual Orientation 145IntroductionSexual Orientation: Definitions and TypesMeasurement and PrevalenceTheories of Sexual OrientationSex Differences in the Expression of Sexual OrientationSexual Orientation AttitudesSexual Orientations MythsKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 7: The Laws of Attraction 175IntroductionWhat Attracts Us to Other People?Attraction Processes among LGBTQ+ PersonsWhy are Men and Women Attracted to Different Characteristics?Key TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 8: Intimate Relationships- Sex, Love and Commitment 200IntroductionSinglehood and Casual RelationshipsLove and Comitted RelationshipsWhat Makes a Relationship Last?Key TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 9: Sexual Behaviors 235IntroductionSolitary Sexual BehaviorsPartnered Sexual BehaviorsFrequency and Benefits of Sex and OrgasmSexual Behvior in Psychological PerpspectiveKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 10: Lifespan Sexual Development 265IntroductionSexual Development from Infancy through AdolescenceSexuality and AgingKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 11: Sex Education, Contraception, and Pregnancy 287IntroductionSex EducationSex Education in Cross-Cultural PerspectiveContraceptionHistoryPregnancyKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 12: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Safer-Sex Practices 312IntroductionSexually Transmitted InfectionsBacterial InfectionsFactors that Increase the Spread of STIsThe Psychological Impact of STIsPreventing InfectionKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 13: Sexual Dysfunction and Sex Therapy 336IntroductionCauses of Sex DifficultiesTypes of Sexual DysfunctionSex TherapyTips for Avoiding Sexual DifficultiesKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 14: Variations in Sexual Behavior 363IntroductionWhat are ParaphiliasTypes of ParaphiliasParaphilia ControversiesTreatment of Paraphilic DisordersKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 15: Sex Laws, Sexual Victimization, and the Sexual Marketplace 388IntroductionA Brief History of Sex LawsSexual Consent XXNon Consensual Sex: Sexual Coercion and ViolenceThe Sexual MarketplaceKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsReferencesEpilogueGlossaryIndex

O autorze

Justin J. Lehmiller, PhD, is the Director of the Social Psychology Graduate Program and an Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at Ball State University. He is also a Faculty Affiliate of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and runs the popular blog Sex and Psychology.