The Psychology of Sexual Orientation, Behavior, and Identity A Handbook

Subjects:

• Psychology » Human Sexuality
• Gay & Lesbian Studies » Gay & Lesbian (general)
• Sociology » Sex & Gender Studies

Reviews:

• This handbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive summary of empirical findings on sexual orientation and behavior....The material is accurate and objective, but a background in the study of human sexuality will be helpful for fully comprehending much of the material. A resource and reference for researchers, teachers, therapists, and students/
  —Choice

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Sexual Orientation: Some Historical Perspective by Louis Diamant
• The Psychobiology of Sexual Arousal and Behavior by David L. Rowland
• Theoretical Explanations of Sexual Orientation
• Biological Aspects of Sexual Orientation and Identity by Milton Diamond
• Sexual Orientation and Development: An Interactive Approach by Michael R. Kauth and Seth C. Kalichman
• Psychoanalysis and Male Homosexuality by Kenneth Lewes
• Sexual Behavior and Orientation: Learning and Conditioning Principles by Geary S. Alford, Joseph J. Plaud, and Tavia L. McNair
• Sexual Orientation: What Have We Learned from Primate Research by Karen Hambright
• Sexual Dysfunctions in Nonclinical Populations
• Sexual Dysfunction among Heterosexual Adults by Michael P. Carey and Christopher Gordon
• Overcome: Repositioning Lesbian Sexualities by Ruth Fassinger and Susan Morrow
• Sex Therapy for Gay and Bisexual Men by Andrew Behrendt and Kenneth George
• Clinical Disorders of Sexual Behavior and Identity
• The Paraphilias: Classification and Theory by Richard D. McAnulty
• Sexual Sadism and Masochism by Bethany Lohr and Henry E. Adams
• Pedophilia by Gene Abel and Candice Osborn
• Perpetrators of Incest by Patricia Long
• Hypersexuality and Impulsive Sexual Behavior by Victor Malatesta and Matthew Robinson
• Gender Identity Disorders: A Developmental Perspective by Kenneth Zucker
• Sexual Orientation and Social Issues
• Sexual Reorientation Therapy for Pedophiles: Practices and Controversies by Howard Barbaree, Anthony Bogaert, and Michael Seto
• Race and Sexuality in the United States by Rupert Francis, Frederick Ernst, Jessy Devieux, and Joyce Perkins
• Sexuality and Disability by Stanley Ducharme and Kathleen Gill
• Sexuality and Sexual Orientation in the Military and Other Social Institutions by Larry Lance
• The Development of Gender Roles: Societal Influences by Marjorie Hardy
• Sexuality and Religion by Vern Bullough
• Sexuality and Sexual Orientation: Adjustments to Aging by Kelly Kyes
• Gender, Sexuality, and Sexual Behavior in an Age of Sexual Epidemic by Nancy Roth and Raul Goyo-Shields
• Sexual Orientation and the Law by Michael McGee