1. Introduction
Our sexual climate
Factors that contribute to our sexuality
Evaluating sources of information
Who are the experts?
A holistic approach to understanding sexuality
Healthy environments
2. Male sexual anatomy and physiology
External male sexual structures
Internal male sexual structures
Common disorders of male sexual anatomy
3. Female sexual anatomy and physiology
External female sexual structures
Internal female sexual structures
Reproductive physiology
Common disorders of female sexual anatomy
4. Sexual identity
Continua of sexuality
Atypical paths of development
5. Psychosexual development : childhood through adolescence
Personality theories
Early psychosexual development
Psychosexual development in early childhood
Psychosexual development : childhood
Psychosexual development in preadolescence
Psychosexual development during adolescence
Retarded sexual development
6. Adult sexuality --
Forming friendships
Dating and intimate relationships
College sexual standards
Adult sexual behavior
Adult relationships
Sexuality in older adults
Divorce in older couples
Widowhood
Long-term gay, lesbian, and other long-term relationships
7. Human sexual response
Physiology of sexual response
Models of sexual response
8. Sensuality and sexual behavior
Developing sensuality
Types of sexual behavior
Sexuality and disability
9. Atypical sexual behavior
Paraphilias
Gender identity disorder
The origin and treatment of atypical sexual behavior
10. Intimate relationships
Establishing relationships
Maintaining healthy relationships
Sexual orientation and relationships
Breaking up and ending relationships
11. Sexual communication
Metacommunication
Transactional analysis
Forms of communication
Initiating skills
Listening skills
Responding skills
Barriers to sexual communication --
Models of communication
12. Sexual dysfunction, sex therapy, & sexual enhancement
Physical/medical causes of sexual dysfunction
Psychological causes of sexual dysfunction
Types of sexual dysfunctions
Treating sexual dysfunctions
13. Human reproduction
To parent or not to parent
The menstrual cycle and ovulation
Conception
Infertility
Pregnancy
Childbirth
14. Fertility control
Effectiveness : theoretical and actual use
Choosing a method
Mechanisms of action
15. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
Trends
STD transmission, signs, and symptoms
Prevention and risk reduction
Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment
16. Sexual coercion
Sexual harassment
Rape
Child sexual abuse
17. Sex for sale
Changes in the 1960s
Changes in the 1970s and 1980s
Three illustrative examples
The impact of technology
Pornography, erotica, and obscenity
Prostitution --
Exotic dancers, strippers, and live sex performers
Tech sex
Effects of pornography and sexually explicit material.