This book is an engaging and comprehensive resource for high school and college students on modern topics in human sexuality, covering subjects such as gender roles and dating to sexual orientation and sex itself.
Part of Greenwood's The Psychology of Everyday Life series, this book gives readers a single-stop resource for learning about the intersections of psychology, human attraction, sexuality, cultural norms, and sexual behavior. Written in a compelling and straightforward style, readers will enjoy learning about the subject and come away with a new perspective on sex and sexuality.
This overview covers popular topics in human sexuality such as the ubiquitous forms of sex in society (e.g., gender roles, sexual orientation, media and technology, cultural norms about sex), the importance of sex in every individual's life, the positive and negative effects of sex, specific psychological theories and theorists, sex over the developmental lifespan, and different cultural perspectives on topics in human sexuality. The presentation of topics in the book builds logically on previously covered material; however, the information is presented so that students looking for specific information can read chapters out of order and still understand the primary content areas.
Many readers, especially teenagers and young adults, come to the psychology section of a library looking to find answers to questions they have about why they-or people they know-are feeling or acting a certain way. They don't care much about abstract, academic theories; they want to learn about real-world examples and applications that are relevant to them.
Each volume in The Psychology of Everyday Life examines the psychology behind a particular facet of everyday life-from exercising to eating, from relaxing to socializing with friends. Through an accessible format and easy-to-understand language, these books explore the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the psychology of these everyday contexts and examine key issues and debates related to them.