Human sexuality : a psychosocial perspective
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Human sexuality : a psychosocial perspective
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
The textbook that you'll also want as a life-long reference! And for instructors, this text will engage and motivate students like no other. Co-authors Ruth Westheimer, EdD and Sanford Lopater, PhD form a compelling team to offer you a text that integrates clinical experience with academic expertise, demonstrating a proven ability to make this subject accessible, understandable, and engaging.Classical content along with innovative approaches are intertwined to provide: psychosocial prominence, a strong cross-cultural emphasis, in-depth assessments of sexuality in aging and illness, focus on personal health & wellness, readable and reassuring nature and unsurpassed artwork. LWW supports every instructor's individual style and educational priorities, and gives students an extra edge with these ancillaries: imagebank, instructor's guide, test generator (written by co-author Sanford Lopater), lecture presentation slides, online content updates, web resource links, student study guide, and an introductory video by Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Table of Contents
- The Place of Sexuality in our Lives
- Historical and Current Traditions and Perspectives in Human Sexuality
- Gender, Sexual Identity, Self-Concept, and the Psychosocial Environment
- Female and Male Genital and Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and Endocrinology
- Taking Care of yourself:Sexual and Repraoductive Health and Wellness
- Sexual Arousal and Responsiveness:Personal and Societal Perspectives on Pleasure and Sharing
- Love, Affection, and Sexual Intimacy
- Physical Expressions of Eroticism and Intimacy
- Gender Preferences
- Fertility, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
- Contraception:Making Choices or Taking Chances
- Sexual Experience and Expression in Childhood and Adolescence
- Sexuality in young Adulthood, Adulthood, and Aging
- Sexual Dysfunctions:Incompatibility, Inadequancy, or just Inappropriately Learned Responses
- Sex Therapy: Helping People to Help Themselves
- Illness and Disability:Coping with Impairment and Loss
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
- Sexual Variations and the Paraphillas
- Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Force:The Loss of our very Personhood
- Glossary
- References
- Photo and Art Credit List
- Index
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