Description
The perfect balance between science and pedagogy.
Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity, 9/e examines the rich diversity found in human sexuality. The text helps students develop their own opinions by promoting critical thinking skills, personal sexual health awareness, and responsible decision-making. Firmly rooted in science, the text systematically encourages students to apply the research to their own lives.
MyDeveleopmentLab is an integral part of the Rathus / Nevid / Fichner-Rathus program. Key learning applications include MyVirtualLife, Video Series for Human Sexuality, Assessment, and Personalized Study Plan.
Teaching & Learning Experience
- Personalize Learning – MyPsychLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program. It helps students prepare for class and instructor gauge individual and class performance.
- Improve Critical Thinking – Critical Thinking boxes are integrated into the margins. Boxes ask students to delve deeper into the material and reconsider their own opinions and ideas.
- Engage Students – "Real Students Real Questions" feature asks studentsr eal questions from actual college students, as posed to college instructors throughout the county, accompanied by the authors’ responses. "Real Students Real Questions" both answers some of the unasked questions, and helps students feel more comfortable asking their own questions.
- Explore Research – A Closer Look boxes provide in-depth discussions of scientific techniques and skill-building exercises such as “Breast Self-Examination,” Self-Examination of the Testes,” and “What to Do If You Suspect You Have Contracted an STD.”
- Support Instructors – – A number of Instructor Resources including PowerPoint Presentations, MyTest Test Bank, and Instructor’s Manual.
Table of Contents
In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Human Sexuality
Chapter 2: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 5: Sexual Arousal and Response
Chapter 6: Gender Identity, Gender Roles, and Gender Differences
Chapter 7: Attraction and Love—Binding Forces
Chapter 8: Relationships and Communication
Chapter 9: Sexual Behaviors and Fantasies
Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation
Chapter 11: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Chapter 12: Contraception and Abortion
Chapter 13: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 14: Sexuality in Adulthood
Chapter 15: Sexual Dysfunctions
Chapter 16: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 17: Atypical Sexual Variations
Chapter 18: Sexual Coercion
Chapter 19: Commercial Sex
Full Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Human Sexuality
Learning Objectives 2
The Science of Human Sexuality?
Sexuality and Values
Thinking Critically about Human Sexuality
Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 2: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Learning Objectives
A Scientific Approach to Human Sexuality
Populations and Samples: Representing the World of Diversity
Methods of Observation
Correlation
The Experimental Method
Ethics in Sex Research
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Objectives
External Sex Organs
Internal Sex Organs
The Breasts
The Menstrual Cycle
Menstrual Problems
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Objectives
External Sex Organs
Internal Sex Organs
Health Problems of the Urogenital System
Male Sexual Functions
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 5: Sexual Arousal and Response
Learning Objectives
Making Sense of Sex
Aphrodisiacs: of Spanish Flies and Rhino Horns
Sexual Response and the Brain: Cerebral Sex?
Sex Hormones and Sexual Behavior
Sexual Response
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 6: Gender Identity, Gender Roles, and Gender Differences
Learning Objectives
Prenatal Sexual Differentiation
Gender Identity
Gender Roles and Stereotypes
Gender Differences
On Becoming a Man or a Woman: Gender Typing
Psychological Androgyny and the Reconstruction of Masculinity–Femininity: The More Traits, the Merrier?
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 7: Attraction and Love—Binding Forces
Learning Objectives
Physical Attractiveness: How Important Is Looking Good?
The Attraction–Similarity Hypothesis: Who Is “Right” for You?
Love: “The Morning and the Evening Star”?
Romantic Love
Contemporary Models of Love: Dare Science Intrude?
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 8: Relationships and Communication
Learning Objectives
The ABC(DE)’s of Romantic Relationships
Jealousy: Is the World a Real-Life Temptation Island?
Deterioration of Relationships
Loneliness: “All the Lonely People, Where Do They All Come From?”
Satisfaction in Relationships: Communication as Key
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 9: Sexual Behaviors and Fantasies
Learning Objectives
Sex Without a Partner
Masturbation Techniques
Partnered Sex
Sexual Intercourse: Positions and Techniques
Sexual Fantasies
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation
Learning Objectives
Getting Oriented toward Sexual Orientation
Perspectives on Gay Male and Lesbian Sexual Orientations
Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society
Adjustment of Gay Males and Lesbians
Coming Out: Coming to Terms with Being Gay
Chapter Review 290
Test Your Learning
Chapter 11: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Learning Objectives
Conception: Against All Odds
Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology
Pregnancy
Prenatal Development
Childbirth
The Postpartum Period
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 12: Contraception and Abortion
Learning Objectives
Contraception
Contraception in the United States: The Political Battle
Methods of Contraception
Abortion
Perspectives on Abortion
Methods of Abortion
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 13: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
Learning Objectives
Infancy (0 to 2 Years): The Search for the Origins of Human Sexuality
Early Childhood (3 to 8 Years)
Preadolescence (9 to 13 Years)
Sex Education
Adolescence
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 14: Sexuality in Adulthood
Learning Objectives
Being Single
Cohabitation: “Darling, Would You Be My POSSLQ?”
Marriage: Tying the Knot
Divorce: Breaking Bonds
Sex in the Later Years
Sex and Disability
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 15: Sexual Dysfunctions
Learning Objectives
Types of Sexual Dysfunctions
Origins of Sexual Dysfunctions: A Biopsychosocial Approach
Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 16: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Learning Objectives
Epidemic!
Bacterial Infections
Vaginal Infections
Viral Infections
Ectoparasitic Infestations
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 17: Atypical Sexual Variations
Learning Objectives 506
Normal versus Deviant
Sexual Behavior
The Paraphilias
Theoretical Perspectives
Treatment of Paraphilias
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 18: Sexual Coercion
Learning Objectives
Rape: The Most Intimate Crime of Violence
Types of Rape
Social Attitudes, Myths, and Cultural Factors that Encourage Rape
Psychological Characteristics of Rapists: Who Are They?
Adjustment of Rape Survivors
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Treatment of Rapists and Child Molesters
Sexual Harassment
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
Chapter 19: Commercial Sex
Learning Objectives
Prostitution
Pornography and Obscenity
Chapter Review
Test Your Learning
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