This appealing, readable and humanistic guide to human sexuality achieves a sound balance between facts and understanding, giving readers the information they need to make responsible decisions and helping them feel comfortable about themselves while learning about their sexuality. A wide range of chapter topics discuss hormones and sexuality, similarities and differences in our sexual responses, sexually transmitted and sexually related diseases, birth control, pregnancy and childbirth, communicating about sex, gender identity and gender roles, sexual orientation, love and relationships, sexual problems and therapy, sexual victimization, and sex and the law. For individuals seeking to learn more about human sexuality and its most current issues.
From the Publisher Class tested with over 6,000 students, 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 good about themselves while learning about their sexuality. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. From the Back Cover 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 good about themselves while learning about their sexuality. It features over 200 new references through December 1997 including significant updates on HIV and AIDS, contraception, anatomy, endocrinology, and hormones. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.