This book helps students to understand the diversity of human sexual expression as well as the many perspectives from which it can be studied, and includes high-quality presentation of biological aspects. It features a new co-author, sociologist Janice Baldwin. The book features high-quality presentation of biological aspects of human sexuality; and rich coverage of the insights gained from cognitive science, social psychology, sociology, feminism, and cross-cultural studies, along with both moral and political discourse on sexual themes. It is accessible to a broad range of students, thanks to its simplified explanations of some complex biological issues. It includes up-to-date coverage of relevant news stories, such as the newest developments in contraceptive technology and gay marriage in California.This helps students understand the diversity of human sexual expression as well as the many perspectives from which sexuality can be studied. Well-known for its high-quality presentation of biological aspects, the book also devotes rich coverage to the insights gained from a range of fields, including cognitive science and social psychology.
- ISBN10 0878934243
- ISBN13 9780878934249
- Publish Date 1 January 2009 (first published 1 January 2003)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 May 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
- Edition 3rd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 650
- Language English