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Author: Sandra L. Caron
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 234
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresenting various perspectives in human sexuality, this work includes data from 44 nations. It shows numerical figures for incidences of pregnancies, births and abortions.
Author: Anne Bolin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-09-10
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 1135696667
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHuman 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: Sandra L. Caron
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780536728388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Suzanne G. Frayser
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 606
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter B. Gray
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 0674074394
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew things come more naturally to us than sex—or so it would seem. Yet to a chimpanzee, the sexual practices and customs we take for granted would appear odd indeed. He or she might wonder why we bother with inconveniences like clothes, why we prefer to make love on a bed, and why we fuss so needlessly over privacy. Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior invites us into the thought-experiment of imagining human sex from the vantage point of our primate cousins, in order to underscore the role of evolution in shaping all that happens, biologically and behaviorally, when romantic passions are aroused. Peter Gray and Justin Garcia provide an interdisciplinary synthesis that draws on the latest discoveries in evolutionary theory, genetics, neuroscience, comparative primate research, and cross-cultural sexuality studies. They are our guides through an exploration of the patterns and variations that exist in human sexuality, in chapters covering topics ranging from the evolution of sex differences and reproductive physiology to the origins of sexual play, monogamous unions, and the facts and fictions surrounding orgasm. Intended for generally curious readers of all stripes, this up-to-date, one-volume survey of the evolutionary science of human sexual behavior explains why sexuality has remained a core fascination of human beings throughout time and across cultures.
Author: Anne Bolin
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9780791441336
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the first book-length examination of both the biological and cultural factors in human sexuality.
Author: Soraya Tremayne
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781571815002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1999, the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oxford held a workshop on the social dynamics of human reproduction. This volume contains 12 papers from scholars in Britain and the U.S. that were originally presented at that workshop. Topics include, for example, motherhood among young prostitutes in Thailand, the meaning of children in Hong Kong, and the reproductive health of refugees. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Joseph Daniel Unwin
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Published: 1934
Total Pages: 700
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elaine Hatfield
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780761832324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this volume, noted scholars Elaine Hatfield and Richard Rapson focus on the cross-cultural research concerning the passionate beginnings of relationships: how people meet, fall in love, make love, and fall out of love, usually only to risk it all over again. Through in-depth analysis and astute assessment, they compare the way cultures try to set rules for these incendiary matters. Two main questions addressed are: 'What seems to be biological and universal?' and 'What seems to be socially constructed and transient?' Taking a historical perspective, the authors ask where different societies, and the world itself, are headed?
Author: Caryn Aviv
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780415941280
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Of all the major religions, Judaism is arguably the most welcoming of gays and lesbians. The contributors to Queer Jews offer a pioneering anthology of probing, insightful, humorous and soul-searching essays that explore the joys and the conflicts of being both Jewish and queer. Combining memoir, pop culture analysis, and stories from the front lines, Queer Jews introduces a new generation of post-Stonewall writers and scholars, who, together with well-known voices, present a dynamic vision of change, progress, and the future."--From publisher.
