Human Sexuality, 2nd Edition

Hock's Human Sexuality, Second Edition, takes an interpersonal approach to human sexuality. The central message of the text is developing and defining your own sexual philosophy. Every chapter begins with actual student questions. Throughout the chapter the questions are answered and new ones are posed--encouraging students to think critically, analyze, and use the material in personally relevant ways. Hock takes a psychosocial approach, focusing on those topics that are most critical and of greatest relevance to the students' personal lives, their interactions with others, and how these topics affect them emotionally.  This student-centered approach is incorporated into the text's discussions of all areas of sexuality--psychological, social and biological (including medical, health, anatomical and physiological). Sensitivity to diverse groups, not only in terms of race and ethnicity, but also in terms if sexual orientation and age, allows all students to feel as comfortable and open as possible.

1 Studying Human Sexuality 

2 Sexual Anatomy 

3 The Physiology of Human Sexual Responding 

4 Love, Intimacy, and Sexual Communication 

5 Contraception: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy  

6 Sexual Behaviors: Experiencing Sexual Pleasure  

7 Sexual Problems and Solutions  

8 Sexually Transmitted Infections  

9 Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth  

10 Gender: Expectations, Roles, and Behaviors  

11 Sexual Orientation  

12 Sexual Development throughout Life  

13 Sexual Aggression and Violence: Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, and Harassment  

14 Paraphilias: The Extremes of Sexual Behavior  

15 The Sexual Marketplace: Prostitution and Pornography