Author: Bruce M. King Publisher: Pearson ISBN: 9780205988006 Category : Sex Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines how human sexuality impacts students' lives today Human Sexuality Today Plus NEW MyPsychLab with eText - Access Card Package, 8/e ,is an appealing, readable, and humanistic guide to human sexuality, with a sound balance between facts and understanding. Through the authors' conversational writing style, readers will gain insight into human sexuality, helping them feel comfortable about themselves and their own sexuality. MyDevelopmentLab is an integral part of the King program. Engaging activities and assessments provide a teaching and learning system that helps measure students' success. With MyDevelopmentLab, students can watch videos on human sexuality, study key terms and concepts with flashcards, and develop critical thinking skills through writing.
Author: Bruce M. King Publisher: ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 584
Book Description
For Human Sexuality courses in psychology, sociology, anthropology, health and biology departments. This appealing, readable and accurate guide to human sexuality achieves a sound balance between facts and understanding, giving students the information they need to make responsible decisions and helping them feel comfortable about themselves while learning about their sexuality. The text continues its reputation as the best value for the money with a free built-in study guide at the end of each chapter.
Author: Gary F. Kelly Publisher: ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 644
Book Description
Balances the psychological, biological/physiological, and social elements of human sexuality, integrating the research findings and social trends. Presenting various sides of controversial topics in a neutral voice, here, students are trusted to weigh the facts with their own ideas and the views of others in a class.
Author: Justin J. Lehmiller Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119164737 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 473
Book Description
New edition of an authoritative guide to human sexual behavior from a biopsychosocial perspective The thoroughly revised and updated second edition of The Psychology of Human Sexuality explores the roles that biology, psychology, and the social and cultural context play in shaping human sexual behavior. The author – a noted authority on the topic and an affiliate of the acclaimed Kinsey Institute - puts the spotlight on the most recent research and theory on human sexuality, with an emphasis on psychology. The text presents the major theoretical perspectives on human sexuality, and details the vast diversity of sexual attitudes and behaviors that exist in the modern world. The author also reviews the history of sexology and explores its unique methods and ethical considerations. Overall, this important and comprehensive text provides readers with a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the science of sex and the amazing complexity of human sexuality. Features broad coverage of topics including anatomy, gender and sexual orientation, sexual behaviors, sexual difficulties and solutions, prostitution, and pornography Offers more in-depth treatment of relationships than comparable texts, with separate chapters dealing with attraction and relationship processes Includes cutting-edge research on the origins of sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as new treatments for sexually transmitted infections and sexual dysfunctions Is written from a sex-positive perspective, with expanded coverage of cross-cultural research throughout and material that is inclusive and respectful of a diverse audience Includes numerous activities to facilitate dynamic, interactive classroom environments Written for students of human sexuality and anyone interested in the topic, The Psychology of Human Sexuality offers a guide to the psychology of human sexual behavior that is at once inclusive, thorough, and authoritative in its approach.
Author: William Yarber Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education ISBN: 9780077861940 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 752
Book Description
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.
Author: Caroline F. Pukall Publisher: ISBN: 9780199023134 Category : Languages : en Pages : 608
Book Description
Balancing biological coverage with an insightful exploration of social and cultural issues, this Canadian contributed text helps students understand human sexuality from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Incorporating the latest research, clinical practice, and up-to-datedevelopments, this second edition opens students' eyes to the richness and diversity of human sexual expressions and experiences in Canada and around the world.
Author: Anne Bolin Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135696667 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 653
Book Description
Human Sexuality: Biological, Psychological, and Cultural Perspectives is a unique textbook that provides a complete analysis of this crucial aspect of life around the world. Utilizing viewpoints across cultural and national boundaries, and deftly weaving evolutionary and psychological perspectives, Bolin and Whelehan go beyond the traditional evolution and primatology to address cross-cultural and contemporary issues, as well as anthropological contributions and psycho-social perspectives. Taking into account the evolution of human anatomy, sexual behavior, attitudes, and beliefs, this far-reaching text goes beyond what is found in traditional books to present a wide diversity of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors found globally. In addition to providing a rich array of photographs, illustrations, tables, and a glossary of terms, this extraordinary textbook explores: pregnancy and childbirth as a bio-cultural experience life-course issues related to gender identity, sexual orientations, behaviors, and lifestyles socioeconomic, political, historical, and ecological influences on sexual behavior early childhood sexuality, puberty and adolescence birth control, fertility, conception, and sexual differentiation HIV infection, AIDS, AIDS globalization and sex work Fusing biological, socio-psychological, and cultural influences to offer new perspectives on understanding human sexuality, its development over millions of years of evolution, and how sexuality is embedded in specific socio-cultural contexts, this is the text for educators and students who wish to understand human sexuality in all of its richness and complexity.
Author: Bruce M. King
Author: Bruce M. King
Author: Gary F. Kelly
Author: Justin J. Lehmiller
Author: William Yarber
Author: Bruce M. King
Author: Caroline F. Pukall
Author: Bruce M. King
Author: Anne Bolin
Author: Amy G. Miron