Loose-Leaf for Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America / Edition 9

by William Yarber, Barbara Sayad, Bryan Strong

Overview

Celebrating sexual diversity in contemporary America.

Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America takes a sex-positive approach, encouraging students to become proactive about their own sexual wellbeing. Presented in an integrated, digital learning program, Yarber & Sayad's contemporary research and exploration of cultural diversity provide a personalized learning experience for today's students.

The new edition of SmartBook, a personalized learning program offering students the insight they need to study smarter and improve classroom results.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780077861940
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date:	10/15/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	752
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

William L. Yarber is professor of applied health science and professor of gender studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is also senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute for Research on Sex, Gender, and Reproduction and senior director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University. He has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific reports on sexual risk behavior and AIDS/STD prevention in professional journals. He also authored the country’s first secondary school AIDS prevention curriculum. He is past president of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) and past chair of the board of directors of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. He has received $3 million in federal and state grants to support his research and AIDS/STD prevention efforts. His awards include the 2002 SSSS Award for Distinguished Scientific Achievement, the 2002 Research Council Award from the American School Health Association, and the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Graduate Student Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at Indiana University. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in human sexuality. He has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences. He was previously a faculty member at the University of Minnesota and Purdue University, as well as former public high school health science and biology teacher.

Barbara W. Sayad is a full-time faculty member at California State University, Monterey Bay. She has been teaching and mentoring at the university level for nearly twenty years and currently teaches courses in human sexuality, women’s health, marriage and family, and wellness, with a focus on service learning. In addition to co-authoring the last three editions of Human Sexuality, she has co-authored the 8th edition of The Marriage and Family Experience with Bryan Strong and Christine DeVault, and has contributed to a variety of other texts. Barbara has served as a health and sexuality educator in both university and organizational settings. She received her master’s degree in public health, and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in health and human services, with a focus in human sexuality. Barbara is married and has three teenage children.

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Perspectives on Human Sexuality

Chapter 2: Studying Human Sexuality

Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy, Physiology, and Response

Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy, Physiology, and Response

Chapter 5: Gender and Gender Roles

Chapter 6: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence

Chapter 7: Sexuality in Adulthood

Chapter 8: Love and Communication in Intimate Relationships

Chapter 9: Sexual Expression

Chapter 10: Variations in Sexual Behavior

Chapter 11: Contraception and Abortion

Chapter 12: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Chapter 13: The Sexual Body in Health and Illness

Chapter 14: Sexual Function Difficulties, Dissastisfaction, Enhancement, and Therapy

Chapter 15: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Chapter 16: HIV and AIDS

Chapter 17: Sexual Coercion

Chapter 18: Sexually Explicit Materials, Prostitution, and Sex Laws

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