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Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity, 6th Edition

Janell L. Carroll

  • Copyright 2019
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Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity 6th Edition by Janell L. Carroll
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The fresh, fun, and hip approach of SEXUALITY NOW: EMBRACING DIVERSITY, 6th Edition teaches students what they need and want to know about sexuality while clearly conveying foundational biological and health issues and citing current and classic research. A product of author Janell Carroll's partnership with her students, the text answers the questions and concerns that students have about themselves and their sexuality with scientific fact, sensitivity, humor, and candor. Carroll presents the range of sexual orientations and behaviors and takes into account the social, religious, ethnic, racial, and cultural contexts of today's students. The new edition includes even more examples and research on sexual diversity within and across cultures. MindTap for Sexuality Now features videos of Dr. Carroll's interviews with people around the world regarding their take on human sexuality topics.

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Janell L. Carroll

Dr. Janell Carroll obtained her Ph.D. in human sexuality education from the University of Pennsylvania and has been teaching in the psychology department at the University of Hartford in Connecticut for over 25 years. As an AASECT-certified sexuality educator, she has been widely acknowledged for her expertise and exceptional teaching and contributions to the field of human sexuality. Planned Parenthood has honored her as a Sexuality Educator of the Year, highlighting the impact she has made in the field. In addition, the University of Hartford has acknowledged her outstanding commitment to teaching by honoring her with the Sustained Excellence in Teaching and the Gordon Clark Ramsey Award for Creative Excellence, both reserved for professors who consistently exhibit excellence and innovation in their classrooms. Prior to teaching at University of Hartford, Dr. Carroll was a tenured psychology professor at Baker University, where her excellence in teaching was celebrated with awards for Professor of the Year and Most Outstanding Person on Campus. A dynamic educator, speaker and author, Dr. Carroll has hosted her own radio talk show and podcast and has appeared as an expert on numerous talk shows and podcasts. She maintains her own website at http://www.drjanellcarroll.com and Instagram at MakesPerfectSex.

What's New

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  • Comprehensive coverage of transgender issues includes groundbreaking research on transgender rates in children and adults, recommendations for puberty-delay and cross-sex hormone drugs, pronoun use, queer periods, relationships, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual assault, and sexual dysfunction.
  • The most up-to-date information about contraception and abortion includes the newly developed IUDs being marketed to college-aged women and research exploring the risks of depression in women on hormonal contraception. Dr. Carroll also reviews the most recent data about contraception and abortion from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Alan Guttmacher Institute, and the United Nations.
  • This edition presents findings from the first nationally representative study on the health behaviors among LGB high school students, done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2015. It also includes information about LGB students nationwide concerning mental health, dating, sexual and physical violence, bullying, homelessness, and suicide risks.

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  • SEXUALITY NOW presents the most current research of any sexuality text available, including up-to-date coverage of relevant topics such as transgender youth; the impact of privilege, education, and power on sexuality research; the intersectionality of social identities; and updated statistics on contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual assault on college campuses.
  • The text emphasizes sexual diversity within the U.S. and globally -- particularly with respect to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues. It goes beyond simply providing a foundation in the biology and psychology of sexuality, connecting with students by exploring contemporary issues, changing practices and behaviors, and their impact. Topics include body and genital piercing, pubic hair shaving and waxing, and the increasing prevalence of hooking up and sex outside of committed relationships.
  • Sex in Real Life boxes throughout each chapter showcase current topics relevant to everyday life, such as tampon use, sexual performance scams, and the use of puberty-delay drugs. Sexual Diversity in Our World features also appear throughout each chapter and challenge student's assumptions about sexuality by illustrating how attitudes and behaviors vary among cultures, both within the United States and abroad. Topics include issues such as female genital mutilation, foot binding in China, AIDS orphans in Africa, and sex education in Holland.
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  • "Fun facts" spark student communication, so the author uses a Real Research feature to introduce tidbits from current, cutting-edge studies. Each chapter contains several of these features; topics include "drunkorexia," physical benefits of phone calls, social acceptance of crying in men, and the effects of performance-enhancing drugs.
  • On Your Mind presents common questions that students have about sex but might be afraid to ask. Collected from the author's students, her website, and her travels, questions include "Can a male have an orgasm without an ejaculation?" and "Can you breast-feed if your nipples are pierced?"

Table of Contents

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1. Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present.
2. Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research.
3. Communication and Sexuality.
4. Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity.
5. Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology.
6. Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology.
7. Love and Intimacy.
8. Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality.
9. Adult Sexual Relationships.
10. Sexual Expression.
11. Sexual Orientation.
12. Pregnancy and Birth.
13. Contraception and Abortion.
14. Challenges to Sexual Functioning.
15. Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS.
16. Varieties of Sexual Expression.
17. Power and Coercion.
18. Sexual Images and Selling Sex.

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