Overview

An unprecedented source of information about sex and sexuality at the start of the 21st century, these volumes include research, current events and new developments in subjects ranging from hypersexuality, sex for the aged, and sex therapy, to orgasmic disorders, sexual fetishism and sadism. Controversial subjects such as pornography, nude dancing and prostitution are explored, as are dysfunctions, from lack of sexual desire to gender identity disorder. Pedophilia and other crimes are also addressed. The remarkable team of contributing authors includes psychologists, sociologists, psychiatrists, medical doctors and public health officials. They provide fresh insights on sex in America today, on sexual development in childhood, midlife and the senior years, and on the influence of media and the family in the social construction of sex and sexuality. The books also offer insights into the psychology of sexual arousal and the effects medication can have on sexual function, and they shed light on such little-heralded studies as those on sex and race, and sex and religion.

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Author:   M. Michele Burnette ,  Richard McAnulty
Publisher:   ABC-CLIO
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 8.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.905kg
ISBN:  

9780275985813

ISBN 10:   0275985814
Pages:   1280
Publication Date:   30 May 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Volume 1 Sexuality Today: Trends and Controversies Sex Research by Michael Wiederman, Ph.D. Theories of Human Sexuality by Roy Baumeister, Ph.D., Jon K. Maner, Ph.D., and C. Nathan DeWall Sexuality in Childhood by Ryan Kilmer, Ph.D. and Ariana Shahinfar, Ph.D. Adolescent Sexuality by Tamar Murachver, Ph.D. and Charlene Rapsey Sexual Behavior in the United States by Tom W. Smith, Ph.D. Later Life Sexuality by Thomasina H. Sharpe, M.D. Sexual Orientation and Identity by Michael Kauth Ph.D. Gender and Sexuality by Michele Burnette, Ph.D. The Social Construction of Sex: Media, Peers, Religion, and Family Influences by Laina Bay-Cheng, Ph.D. Sexuality, Race, and Ethnicity by Linwood J. Lewis, Ph.D. Commercial Sex: Pornography by Dan Brown, Ph.D. The Sex Trade: Exotic Dancing and Prostitution by Vern Bullough, R.N., Ph.D. and Richard D. McAnulty, Ph.D. Sexual Risk-Taking: Correlates and Prevention by Virginia Gil-Rivas, Ph.D. and Leslie Kooyman, M.A. Erotic Plasticity: Nature, Culture, Gender, and Sexuality by Roy Baumeister, Ph. D. and Tyler Stillman, M.A. Volume 2 Sexual Function and Dysfunction Reproductive and Sexual Anatomy by Michele Burnette, Ph.D., MPH Sex and the Brain by George Demakis, Ph.D. The Psychobiology of Sexual Arousal and Response by David Rowland, Ph.D. An Evolutionary Perspective on Sexual and Intimate Relationships by David C. Geary Love by Pamela C. Regan, Ph.D. Sexual Desire Issues and Problems Anthony Bogaert, Ph.D. and Catherine Fawcett Sexual Arousal Disorders by Greg Febbraro, Ph.D. Orgasmic Problems and Disorders by Vaughn S. Millner, Ph.D. Sex Therapy by Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Ph.D. Gender Identity Disorder by Michele Burnette, Ph.D., MPH Sexual Compulsivity: Issues and Challenges by Michael Reece, Ph.D., MPH and Brian M. Dodge, Ph.D. Chronic Disease, Disability and Sexuality by Betty Fisher, Ph.D., Kelly Graham , Psy.D., and Jennifer Duffecy, M.S. Volume 3 Sexual Deviation and Sexual Offenses Exhibitionism by William Murphy, Ph.D. and I. Jacqueline Page, Ph.D. Sadomasochism by Pekka Santtila, Ph.D., N. Kenneth Sandnabba, Ph.D., and Niklas Nordling Female Sex Offenders by Donna M. Vandiver, Ph.D. Pedophilia by Richard D. McAnulty, Ph.D. Sexual Assault by Karen S. Calhoun, Ph.D., Jenna McCauley, and Megan E. Crawford Incest Victims and Offenders by Rita Kenyon-Jump, Ph.D. Treatment of Sex Offenders by Lester W. Wright, Ph.D. and Angela P. Hatcher-Lawrence, M.A. The Management of Sex Offenders by Rachel Collie, Ph.D. and Tony Ward, Ph.D., Dip.Clin.Psych., MAPS, and Theresa A. Gannon, Ph.D. Offender Profiling by Laurence Alison, Ph.D. and Jonathan S. Ogan Severe Sexual Sadism by W. L. Marshall, Ph.D. and Stephen J. Hucker, FRCPC, FRC Psych. Violent Sex Crimes by Lester W. Wright, Ph.D., Angela P. Hatcher-Lawrence, M.A., and Matthew S. Willerick, B.S.

Reviews

?Written by authors with established expertise in their areas, this sophisticated three-volume overview and summary of research data on a wide variety of sexual topics attempts to review what is known about human sexuality and how we know it. Volume 1 covers such topics as sex behavior in the US, sexual orientation, and commercial sex. Volume 2 looks at love, sexual-arousal disorders, and sex therapy. Volume 3 deals with such topics as rape and pedophilia and the treatment of those who commit these acts. McAnulty and Burnette assured a broad audience in insisting that the contributors adhere to (and present) the facts and write in a manner accessible to interested laypersons. Throughout, philosophical differences in understanding sexual behavior--e.g., the evolutionary and the sociocultural approaches--are highlighted. Redundancy in material covered is unavoidable but not distracting; the chapter references are copious and valuable. Essential. All readers; all levels.?-Choice

Writing for a general audience, the contributing psychologists, sociologists, medical doctors and public health officials work from the idea that human sexual function is affected by many factors, including those that are biological, sociocultural and psychological. However, caution the editors, readers must also understand they may be approaching this material with strong beliefs about sex and sexuality based on cultural prohibitions. - Reference & Research Book News Written by authors with established expertise in their areas, this sophisticated three-volume overview and summary of research data on a wide variety of sexual topics attempts to review what is known about human sexuality and how we know it. Volume 1 covers such topics as sex behavior in the US, sexual orientation, and commercial sex. Volume 2 looks at love, sexual-arousal disorders, and sex therapy. Volume 3 deals with such topics as rape and pedophilia and the treatment of those who commit these acts. McAnulty and Burnette assured a broad audience in insisting that the contributors adhere to (and present) the facts and write in a manner accessible to interested laypersons. Throughout, philosophical differences in understanding sexual behavior--e.g., the evolutionary and the sociocultural approaches--are highlighted. Redundancy in material covered is unavoidable but not distracting; the chapter references are copious and valuable. Essential. All readers; all levels. - Choice

<p> Writing for a general audience, the contributing psychologists, sociologists, medical doctors and public health officials work from the idea that human sexual function is affected by many factors, including those that are biological, sociocultural and psychological. However, caution the editors, readers must also understand they may be approaching this material with strong beliefs about sex and sexuality based on cultural prohibitions. - <p>Reference & Research Book News

Author Information

Richard D. McAnulty is a practicing clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has co-authored two textbooks on sexuality and authored or co-authored articles published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Sex Research, Psychological Reports, and International Journal of Addictions. M. Michele Burnette is a licensed psychologist and the co-author of two textbooks on sexuality.

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