Our Sexuality 14th Edition by Robert L. Crooks, ISBN-13: 978-0357360750

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Our Sexuality 14th Edition by Robert L. Crooks, ISBN-13: 978-0357360750

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• Publisher: ‎ Cengage Learning; 14th edition (January 1, 2020)
• Language: ‎ English
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0357360753
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0357360750

Are you sexually intelligent? You will be after reading Crooks/Baur/Widman’s OUR SEXUALITY — the most respected and authoritative college textbook on human sexuality. It’s also the first to deliver cutting-edge and in-depth emphasis on the impact of politics on sexuality. The 14th Edition has been meticulously updated to reflect the most current research findings and psychosocial developments. Direct yet nonjudgmental, the text covers “our” sexuality in an accessible, straightforward manner as it explores the similarities of sexual and relationship matters across cross cultural boundaries and sexual orientation lines. With a focus on strengthening your self-awareness and sexual intelligence, the text is packed with exciting new research, personally relevant examples and practical information on sexual health. Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.

Table of Contents:

About the Authors

Brief Contents

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Chapter 1: Perspectives on Sexuality

Sexual Intelligence

A Psychosocial Orientation

Diversity in Human Sexuality

Our Cultural Legacy: Sex for Procreation and Rigid Gender Roles

Sexuality in the Western World: A Historical Perspective

The Media and Sexuality

Sexuality: Where the Personal Is Political

Summary

Chapter 2: Sex Research: Methods and Challenges

The Goals of Sexology

Nonexperimental Research Methods

The Experimental Method

Important Considerations in Sex Research

Evaluating Research: Some Questions to Ask

Summary

Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

The Vulva

Underlying Structures

Internal Structures

Menstruation

Menopause

Gynecological Health Concerns

The Breasts

Summary

Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Sexual Anatomy

Male Sexual Functions

Concerns about Sexual Functioning

Male Genital Health Concerns

Summary

Chapter 5: Gender Issues

Sex and Gender

Gender-Identity Formation

Gender Identity: A Spectrum

Gender Roles

Summary

Chapter 6: Sexual Arousal and Response

The Brain and Sexual Arousal

The Senses and Sexual Arousal

Aphrodisiacs and Anaphrodisiacs in Sexual Arousal

The Role of Hormones

Sexual Response

Aging and the Sexual Response Cycle

Differences between the Sexes in Sexual Response

Summary

Chapter 7: Love and Communication in Intimate Relationships

What Is Love?

Types of Love

Falling in Love: Why and with Whom?

Love and Styles of Attachment

Issues in Loving Relationships

Maintaining Relationship Satisfaction

The Importance of Sexual Communication

Talking: Getting Started

Listening and Feedback

Discovering Your Partner’s Needs

Learning to Make Requests

Nonverbal Sexual Communication

Communication Patterns in Successful and Unsuccessful Relationships

Summary

Chapter 8: Sexual Behaviors

Celibacy

Erotic Dreams and Fantasy

Masturbation

Sexual Expression: The Importance of Context

Kissing and Touching

Oral-Genital Stimulation

Anal Sex Play and Penetration

Vaginal Intercourse

Kink

Intercourse the Tantric Way

Summary

Chapter 9: Sexual Orientations

A Continuum of Sexual Orientations

What Determines Sexual Orientation?

Societal Attitudes Regarding Homosexuality

The Gay Rights Movement

Coming Out

Summary

Chapter 10: Contraception

Historical and Social Perspectives

Sharing Responsibility and Choosing a Birth Control Method

Hormone-Based Contraceptives

Barrier and Spermicide Methods

Intrauterine Devices

Emergency Contraception

Fertility Awareness Methods

Sterilization

Less Reliable Methods

New Directions in Contraception

Summary

Chapter 11: Conceiving Children: Process and Choice

Parenthood as an Option

Becoming Pregnant

Spontaneous and Elective Abortion

The Experience of Pregnancy

A Healthy Pregnancy

Childbirth

After Childbirth

Summary

Chapter 12: Sexuality during Childhood and Adolescence

Sexual Behavior during Infancy and Childhood

The Physical Changes of Adolescence

Sexual Behavior during Adolescence

Adolescent Pregnancy

Sex Education

Summary

Chapter 13: Sexuality and the Adult Years

Single Living

Cohabitation

Marriage

Nonmonogamy

Divorce

Sexuality and Aging

Summary

Chapter 14: Sexual Difficulties and Solutions

Specific Sexual Difficulties

Origins of Sexual Difficulties

Basics of Sexual Enhancement and Sex Therapy

Summary

Chapter 15: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Bacterial Infections

Viral Infections

Common Vaginal Infections

Ectoparasitic Infections

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Preventing Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

Summary

Chapter 16: Atypical Sexual Behavior

What Constitutes Atypical Sexual Behavior?

What Characterizes the Eight Most Common Paraphilic Disorders?

What Factors Contribute to the Development of Paraphilias

Summary

Chapter 17: Sexual Coercion

Sexual Assault and Rape

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Abuse of Children

Summary

Chapter 18: Sex for Sale

Pornography

Sex Work

Summary

Glossary

References

Subject Index

Author Index

Dr. Robert Crooks had a doctorate in psychology, and in addition to graduate training that stressed clinical and physiological psychology, he had a considerable background in sociology. His involvement with teaching human sexuality classes at the university, college and medical school levels spanned over two decades. Dr. Crooks and his wife, Sami Tucker, were involved in the establishment and implementation of HIV/AIDS intervention programs in two areas of Kenya. For more than a decade, their work with these projects included designing a research strategy for assessing behavior change, developing a peer educator-based educational strategy, and conducting training sessions for Kenyan peer educator staff.

Karla Baur has retired as co-author after 13 editions of OUR SEXUALITY. A licensed clinical social worker in private practice, she specializes in couples and sex therapy. In addition to providing clinical supervision, seminars and lectures for other mental health therapists and professional groups, Baur has taught human sexuality and female sexuality classes at Portland Community College, Portland State University and Clark College. At Oregon Health Sciences University, she taught a human sexuality course and coached medical students in taking sexual histories with patients. She was also involved in a six-week program in Kenya to train HIV/AIDS prevention peer educators. Certified as a sex educator, therapist and sex therapy supervisor by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Baur earned a master’s degree in social work, and her advanced academic work stressed clinical training.

Dr. Laura Widman is an associate professor of psychology at North Carolina State University. She has a doctorate in clinical psychology and postdoctoral training in HIV/STD prevention. Dr. Widman has an active program of research focused on adolescent sexuality and sex education. Dr. Widman has published more than 90 manuscripts and book chapters, and she has presented her work to national and international audiences. After more than a decade of teaching undergraduate human sexuality courses using the OUR SEXUALITY textbook, Dr. Widman was delighted to join the authorship team to contribute to the 14th Edition and to this enhanced 14th Edition.

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