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For Human Sexuality courses at two and four year institutions.   THINK Currency THINK Relevancy THINK Human Sexuality   THINK Human Sexuality covers the essentials every human sexuality student should know. The chapters are briefer than a standard text—allowing for a lower cost to students and using less printed paper. Unlike other brief texts, THINK Human Sexuality includes 18 chapters of content—giving instructors the flexibility to choose what they want to cover without the worry that skipping several chapters will mean leaving out hundreds of pages of content.   THINK Human Sexuality provides currency and relevance through design, current examples, and high-interest readings. The readings have been chosen from a range of well respected journals and popular press publications. With the concise presentation of material in the chapters, instructors have the option of incorporating these readings and helping students connect to issues occurring outside of the classroom.     The instructor supplements package will help bring the key concepts of Human Sexuality to life, without burdening students with dense and too expensive learning solutions. 

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Author:   Kelly J. Welch
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.958kg
ISBN:  

9780205777716

ISBN 10:   0205777716
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Sexual Life Now             Studying Sexuality and Sex                 What is Sexology?                 What is Sexuality? The Interrelated Domains of Sexuality                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 2: Knowing What We Know: Understanding Sexual Life Through Research and Theory             Early Sexuality Research: Paving the Way to Understanding Sexuality and Sex                 Understanding the Multiple Influences on Our Sexuality: The Ecological Model                 Understanding Sex and Sexuality Through Theory                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 3: Gender Now             It Matters: The Biological Foundations of Gender                 Somewhere Between “Male” and “Female”                 It Matters: The Culture of Gender                 It Matters: Gender Identity                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 4: Female Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology             The Vulva: External Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy                 Internal Female Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy                 Female Sexual Maturation and Development                 Difficulties and Changes in the Menstrual Cycle                 Menstruation and the 21st Century                 The Breasts                 Sexual and Reproductive Health                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 5: Male Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology             Anatomy of the Male Sexual and Reproductive System                 The Pathway of the Sperm                 Male Sexual Development                 Physiology of the Male Sexual and Reproductive System                 The Perineum and the Pelvic Floor                 Male Sexual Anatomy and the 21st Century                 Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use                 Male Sexual and Reproductive Health                 Self-Care and Prevention                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 6: Becoming a Sexual Person: Sexual Development from Infancy Through Early Adulthood             Learning to Be Sexual                 Developing Sexually: Infants and Toddlers                 Developing Sexually: Early Childhood                 Developing Sexually: Middle Childhood                 Developing Sexually: Adolescence                 Developing Sexually: Early Adulthood                 Child Sexual Abuse: The Influence on Sexual Development                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 7: Sexual Orientation Development: What Determines Whether We’re Gay, Straight, Bisexual or Transgender?             What is Sexual Orientation?                 Nature or Nurture: What Determines Our Sexual Orientation?                 Homosexual Experiences Throughout the Life Cycle                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 8: Pathways to Partnering: Love and Attraction             Love is a Cultural Experience                 What is Love?                 Developing Love                 Theories of Love and Loving                 “Frisky Business”: Interpersonal Attraction Theories                 The Path to Commitment                 The Connection Between Love and Sex                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 9: Communication: Enriching Intimate Relationships             What is Communication?                 Family Systems Theory: The Couple as an Interconnected System                 Meanings: The Symbolic Interaction Framework                 Relationship Communication                 Intimacy: Enriching Your Relationship and Your Sexual Bond                 Obstacles to Intimacy                 Sexual Communication                 Sex Talk: Communicating Differently Over Time                 Cornerstones of Communication                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 10: Experiencing Sexuality in Relationships             Being Single                 Non-Marital Cohabitation                 Getting Married                 The Transition to Marriage: Why It’s So Tough                 Marital Satisfaction                 Extramarital Experiences: Venturing Outside of the Relationship                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 11: Sexual Arousal and Response in Adult Relationships             In the Mood: The Nature of Sexual Desire and Arousal                 Human Sexual Response Processes                 Solitary Sexual Experiences                 Sex with Others                 Experiencing Sexual Difficulties                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 12: The Choices and Challenges of Childbearing             Childbearing in America                 How We Reproduce                 The Changes Through Pregnancy                 Labor and Birth                 Postpartum Changes                 Unexpected Outcomes                 Teen Pregnancy                 Choosing to Be Childfree                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 13: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy: Contraception and Abortion             Contraception: Past and Present                 Barrier Methods: Condoms and Caps                 Hormone Methods: The Pill, the Patch and the Ring                 How Implants and Injectables Work                 How Chemical Methods Work                 How Intrauterine Methods Work                 How Natural Methods of Contraception Work                 How Permanent Methods of Contraception Work                 How Emergency Contraception Works                 Abortion: A Personal Choice                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 14: Protecting Your Sexuality: Understanding Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS             Sexually Transmitted Infections                 Bacterial Infections                 Viral Infections                 Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Expression             Is There Such a Thing as “Typical” Sexual Expression?                 “Over-Sexed” and “Under-Sexed”: The Ranges of Sexual Frequency                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 16: As We Age: Sexuality Throughout Adulthood             Aging and the Double Standard                 Sexual Changes in Women and Men                 Sexual Activity in Later Years                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 17: Using Sex as a Weapon: Sexual Coercion, Rape and Abuse             Rape and Sexual Assault                 Intimate Partner Violence                 Child Sexual Abuse                 Sexual Life Education   Chapter 18: Selling Sex: Pornography and Prostitution             Historical Erotic and Sexual Representations                 What is Pornography?                 Should Pornography and Erotica Be Censored?                 Selling Sex: Prostitution and Pimps                 Sexual Life Education

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DR. KELLY WELCH is an assistant professor in the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas State University. She is a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE), and her teaching and research background includes human development, sexuality, and marriage and family. Her knowledge in lifespan development and intimate relationships provides a fresh voice and unique approach–because of her expertise in areas such as love, intimacy, interpersonal relationships, and communication, she ably presents a holistic approach to the study of sexuality, an approach that recognizes that sex and sexuality encompass so much more than body parts and the acts of sex alone. Prior to her work at Kansas State University, Dr. Welch served her community as a Women’s and Maternal Health Specialist, and devoted her time to serving at-risk impoverished women in their childbearing years. Her work in community clinics is evident as she sensitively describes diversity issues, men’s and women’s anatomy and physiology, changes associated with male and female puberty, pregnancy and childbirth, contraception options, and sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. Her long-term goal is to open similar clinics in Ethiopia, where fetal and maternal outcomes are dismal.   Dr. Welch is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Presidential Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching, and she has been recognized by the Pew Foundation for her cutting-edge “hands-on, minds-on” pedagogy and course design. Her many awards and nominations recognize her distinct, innovative, and energetic teaching style–a style students say puts them on the edge of their seats.   As you thumb through this book, you will find a voice that is simultaneously informative and rigorous, humorous and entertaining, and always compassionate and heartfelt. Dr. Welch brings your students the most current, relevant information and presents a candid, sensitive, inclusive, nonjudgmental balance of research and “real life.” It is her hope that you find this to be a natural partner to your course, and that your students discover a resource to help them make informed decisions about their sexuality.   Dr. Welch’s previous works include, “Development: Journey of a Lifetime,” “Development: Journey through Childhood and Adolescence,” and “Family Life Now.”  

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