Human Sexuality
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1
Exploring Human Sexuality
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1.1
What Is Human Sexuality?
1.2
Development as a Scientific Field
1.3
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
1.4
Why Study Sexuality?
Chapter 2
Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
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2.1
External Anatomy
2.2
Internal Anatomy
2.3
The Breasts
Chapter 3
Male Sexual Anatomy
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3.1
The Penis
3.2
The Mechanics of Erection
3.3
The Scrotum & Testes
3.4
The Pathway & Accessory Glands
3.5
Sexual Health Concerns
Chapter 4
Sex and Gender
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4.1
Understanding Sex and Gender
4.2
Prenatal Sex Differentiation
4.3
Puberty as a Second Differentiation
4.4
Intersex Variations
4.5
Gender Differences and Similarities
4.6
Where Do Gender Differences Come From?
Chapter 5
Fertility
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5.1
Female Fertility
5.2
Male Fertility
5.3
Infertility
5.4
Fertility in Aging
Chapter 6
Contraception
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6.1
Traditional Methods
6.2
Barrier Methods
6.3
Hormonal Methods
6.4
Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
6.5
Sterilization
6.6
Male Contraception on the Horizon
Chapter 7
Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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7.1
Conception
7.2
Pregnancy and Prenatal Development
7.3
Labor and Birth
7.4
The Postpartum Period
7.5
When Pregnancy Is Complicated
Chapter 8
Sexual Attraction, Arousal, and Response
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8.1
What Draws Us Together?
8.2
The Body Responds: The Physiology of Arousal
8.3
Models of the Sexual Response Cycle
8.4
Asexuality
Chapter 9
Sexual Behavior
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9.1
Masturbation
9.2
Oral Sex
9.3
Coitus and Sexual Positions
9.4
Anal Sex
9.5
Sex Toys and Lubricants
9.6
Maximizing Pleasure
9.7
When Sex Is Difficult
Chapter 10
Childhood Sexual Development
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10.1
The Many Dimensions of Sexual Development
10.2
From Infancy Through Preadolescence
10.3
Attachment: A First Blueprint for Love
10.4
Learning About Sex
10.5
Sexuality in Adolescence
Chapter 11
Adult Sexual Development
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11.1
Sexuality in Young Adulthood
11.2
Coupling, Cohabitation, and Marriage
11.3
Sex in Long-Term Relationships
11.4
Divorce and Remarriage
11.5
Sexuality and Aging
Chapter 12
Sexual Relationships
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12.1
Why Sex Matters: The Purpose of Sexual Relationships
12.2
The Science of Love
12.3
Love Maps and Attachment Styles
12.4
Relationship Conflict
12.5
Will It Last? Predicting Relationship Stability
Chapter 13
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
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13.1
What Are Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity?
13.2
How Common Is It? Prevalence and Fluidity
13.3
What Shapes Sexual Orientation?
13.4
Living as a Sexual Minority
13.5
Prejudice, Progress, and Support
Chapter 14
Kinks & Paraphilias
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14.1
Kinks vs. "Abnormal" Sexual Behavior
14.2
Common Kinks and Fetishes
14.3
BDSM and Erotic Power Play
14.4
Where Do Kinks Come From?
14.5
Paraphilic Disorders
14.6
Hypersexuality
14.7
Treating Paraphilic Disorders
Chapter 15
Pornography & Sex Work
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15.1
Pornography: What It Is and How It Is Made
15.2
The Effects of Pornography
15.3
Sex Work and Sex Workers
15.4
Sex Work and the Law