ISBN:
9780789010704
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (619 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Marital and Sexual Lifestyles in the United States : Attitudes, Behaviors, and Relationships in Social Context
DDC:
306.7
Keywords:
Lifestyles ; United States
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Marriage ; United States
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Married people ; Sexual behavior ; United States
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Sex ; United States
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Single people ; Sexual behavior ; United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Learn the changing role of sexuality in American life!This helpful book offers a solid background in the sociology of family life and personal sexuality. Marital and Sexual Lifestyles in the United States: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Relationships in Social Context is designed to give readers a broad view of the diversity of contemporary U. S. attitudes, behaviors, and relationships. It also covers basic sociological concepts and research methods. Most human sexuality texts focus on the individual, whereas texts designed for sociology courses on the family downplay individual sexual expression
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Author; Table of Contents; Preface; Needs Addressed by This Text; Content Covered; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Marital Lifestyles in the United States; Human Sexuality; The Effects of Change; Summary; Chapter 1. Research Methods; Facts and Values; Rules and Exceptions; Validity and Generalizability; Methods of Data Collection; Research Methods Supplement; Chapter 2. Marital Lifestyles: Single, Married, and Cohabiting; Being Single; Dating and Mate Selection; Theories of Mate Selection; Starting New Relationships
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3. Sex and SinglesPremarital Sex: Attitudes and Behaviors; Repercussions of Changing Sexual Standards; Sex and Communication; Contraception; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Responding to STDs; The Individual and Social Change; Chapter 4. Marriage, Divorce, and Sex; Marriage and Overall Well-Being; Divorce as a Safety Valve; Sex and Divorce; Participation in Extramarital Sex; Open Marriage, Sexually Open Marriages, and Swinging; Marital Sex; Frequency of Intercourse; Talking to a Partner about Sex; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Sexual Morality and Sexual Hang-Ups; Sexual Morality
Description / Table of Contents:
Institutional PerspectivesPersonal Preferences in Social Context; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Homosexuality; The Nature of Homosexuality; Can Homosexuality be "Cured"?; Public Attitudes; Prevalence of Homosexuality; Homosexuality and the Family; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Marital Relationships: Men, Women, and Children; Gender Roles; Working Wives; Egalitarian Relationships; Expectations of Parenthood; Work Versus Family: A Historical Overview; Effects of Divorce; Chapter 8. Growing Older and Improving Relationships; Growing Older; Improving Relationships; Theoretical Perspectives in Counseling
Description / Table of Contents:
Myths about RelationshipsSuccessful Relationships; Sex Therapy; Chapter 9. Looking Ahead; Marital Lifestyles: Divorce and Cohabitation Trends; Sexual Lifestyles: Continuing Concerns; Facts, Values, and Social Science Revisited; Diversity; Social Policy; Closing Comment; Appendix. Sample Survey Items; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
