Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-513) and index.
Contents:
1. The study of sexuality -- The need for the scholarly study of sexuality -- The predominant views used in this book -- The scientific perspective of sexuality -- Personality and social psychological perspectives of sexuality -- The nature of theory and understanding in science -- Basic science versus applied science -- A definition of theory -- Historical factors in the scientific investigation of sexuality -- The sexological model of sexuality -- The theoretical view employed used in this book -- Summary -- 2. Sexuality in a historical, religious, and philosophical context -- The historical analysis of sexuality -- The centrality of religion in attitudes about sexuality -- Judaism and Christianity -- The development of Judeo-Christian morality about sexuality -- Native American spirituality -- Confucianism and Daoism -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Islam -- Summary -- 3. The historical course of sexuality -- Western civilization prior to the 20th century -- The Middle Ages (500-1300) -- The Renaissance (1300-1520) -- The Reformation (1520-1700) -- The Age of Enlightenment (1700-1820) -- The Victorian Age (1820-1910) -- The United States in the 20th century -- The culture of personality and sensuality -- Increases in premarital sexual behavior and liberalization of sexual attitudes -- The Great Depression (1930-1939) -- World War II and the Atomic Age (1940-1949) -- A return to the past : the new traditionalism (1950-1959) -- New frontiers (1960-1969) -- The pleasure-seeking culture -- The (second) sexual revolution -- Gay liberation -- The seventies : the walls come tumbling down (1970-1979) -- The rise of the religious right -- Feminism -- The conservative counter-reaction (1980 to recent times) -- Trends in the composition of families -- Changing attitudes about sexuality -- Conclusions about the historical course of sexuality -- Summary -- 4. The scientific study of sexuality -- Early scientific research on sexuality -- Collecting scientific information on sexuality -- The philosophy of scientific investigation -- Types of information about individuals -- Self data (S data) -- Informant data (I data) -- Behavioral data (B data) -- Life outcomes data (L data) -- Conclusions about types of data -- Evaluating the quality of measurement -- Reliability -- Validity -- Methods of collecting data -- The reasons for different types of methods -- The case method -- The observational method -- The survey method -- The experimental method -- Ethics and scientific research with humans -- Summary -- 5. The person : individuality and sexuality -- The personal meaning of sexuality -- The personality psychology of sexuality -- Personality theories -- The dispositional approach -- The behavioral-cognitive approach -- Summary -- 6. Gender and sexuality -- The concepts of sex and gender -- Sex -- Gender -- Aspects of gender -- Biological and categorical attributes -- Personal and social attributes -- Stylistic and symbolic characteristics -- Gender differences in sexuality and attraction -- Summary -- 7. The sexual self and sexual identity -- The social nature of the self -- Development of self-conceptions about sexuality -- Sexual self-schemas and self-conceptions -- Sexual identity -- A multidimensional model of sexual identity -- Theoretical models of lesbian, gay, and bisexual sexual orientation identity -- The process of heterosexual identity development -- The need for research on the multidimensional model of heterosexual sexual Identity -- Summary -- 8. Sexual motivation, arousal, and attraction -- Sexual motivation -- Incentive theory of sexual motivation -- Sequence models of sexual behavior -- Factors affecting attractiveness of partners -- Social and emotional partner attributes -- Physical attractiveness -- Summary -- 9. Love, intimacy, and sexuality -- Romantic relationships -- The development of intimate relationships -- Levinger's model of relationship progression -- The intertwining of lives -- How does commitment grow? -- Theoretical views of love and sexuality -- Theories focusing primarily on sexuality -- Theories emphasizing sexuality, but also focusing on love -- Theories focusing equally on sexuality and love -- Theories emphasizing love, but also focusing on sexuality -- Theories focusing primarily on love -- Love and sexuality around the world -- Are love and sexuality related to psychological well-being? -- When do we first engage in sexual behavior? -- Summary -- 10. Relationships and sexuality -- The path that relationships usually follow -- Kindling the flame : how to signal romantic interest -- Increasing commitment in a romantic relationship -- Keeping the relationship strong : dealing with conflict -- The dying embers of love : how relationships end -- How do you mend a broken heart? What happens after relationships end? -- Sexuality within long-term committed relationships -- How do couples signal interest in sex? -- The sex life of couples -- How often do married heterosexuals engage in the various sexual behaviors -- How happy with their sex lives are people in relationships? -- Sexuality outside of traditional relationships -- Casual Sex -- Extradyadic relationships -- Summary -- 11. Ethnicity, race, culture, and sexuality -- The concepts of race and ethnicity -- What evidence exists for the notion of race? -- The importance of culture in explaining differences attributed to race -- Definitions of concepts -- Racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population -- Sexuality and ethnicity -- Challenges to accurate research on ethnic and racial sexuality -- Ethnicity and sexual behavior in adulthood -- The concern about early adolescent sexual behavior -- The role of immigration, second language, and acculturation stress in sexuality -- The role of trauma in Native American sexuality -- Summary -- 12. The biopsychology of sexuality -- The nervous system -- The endocrine system -- Control of sex hormone production by the brain -- The role of sex hormones in prenatal development -- Formation of the gonads -- Formation of internal sexual organs -- Formation of the external sexual organs -- Biological factors involved in sexuality -- Prenatal development of the brain -- The role of sex hormones following puberty -- Biological factors involved in sexual orientation -- Summary -- 13. Sexuality in the early years and adolescence -- Development during infancy -- Development during childhood -- The role of parent-child interactions -- The preschool period -- The elementary school period -- Adolescence -- Puberty -- Sexual expression -- Factors related to adolescent sexuality -- Summary -- 14. Adulthood : challenges and decisions -- Challenges of young adulthood -- Establishing sexual orientation -- Romantic relationships -- Intimacy and commitment in romantic relationships -- The relationship of love and sexuality in romantic relationships -- Establishing a family -- Couples who decide not to have children -- Motivations for establishing a family with children -- Families with children -- Effects of children on relationships and sexuality -- Midlife and beyond -- Physical changes related to sexuality -- Sexual attitudes and behavior -- Summary.
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