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"The Social Organization of Sexuality reports the complete results of the nation's most comprehensive representative survey of sexual practices in the general adult population of the United States. This highly detailed portrait of sex in America and its social context and implications has established a new and original scientific orientation to the study of sexual behavior. ""The most comprehensive U.S. sex survey ever."" —USA Today ""The findings from this survey, the first in decades to provide detailed insights about the sexual behavior of a representative sample of Americans, will have a profound impact on how policy makers tackle a number of pressing health problems."" —Alison Bass, The Boston Globe ""A fat, sophisticated, and sperm-freezingly serious volume. . . . This book is not in the business of giving us a good time. It is in the business of asking three thousand four hundred and thirty-two other people whether they had a good time, and exactly what they did to make it so good."" —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year"

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Author:   Edward O. Laumann ,  John H. Gagnon ,  Robert T. Michael ,  Stuart Michaels
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 2.40cm
Weight:   1.162kg
ISBN:  

9780226469577

ISBN 10:   0226469573
Pages:   750
Publication Date:   17 October 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Prologue 1: Theoretical Background 2: The Study Design 3: Sexual Practices and Profiles of Sexual Expression 4: The Social Organization of Subjective Sexual Preferences 5: The Number of Partners 6: Sexual Networks 7: Epidemiological Implications of Sexual Networks 8: Homosexuality 9: Formative Sexual Experiences 10: Sex, Health, and Happiness 11: Sexually Transmitted Infections 12: Sex and Fertility 13: Sex, Cohabitation, and Marriage 14: Normative Orientations toward Sexuality Epilogue Appendix A: Sampling Procedures and Data Quality Appendix B: Comparisons of the NHSLS with Other Data Sets Appendix C: Text of the NHSLS Questionnaire References Author Index Subject Index

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Edward O. Laumann is the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He is coauthor of The Social Organization of Sexuality and coeditor of Sex, Love, and Health in America, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

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