Vooral bedoeld voor seksuele voorlichters op scholen, behandelt dit boek practische en methodologische aspecten van sexuele voorlichting, de culturele context van sexualiteit en de plaats van waarden in iemands gedrag, 'normaal' sexueel functioneren en (door James E. Moore) 'problematisch' sexueel gedrag (waaronder homosexualiteit, p. 343-362).

Provides timely comparative analysis from internationally known contributors.

What are the differences between the sexes? That is the question that Ann Oakley set out to answer in this pioneering study, now established as a classic in the field. To answer it she draws on the evidence of biology, anthropology, sociology and the study of animal behaviour to cut through popular myths and reach the underlying truth. She demonstrates conclusively that men and women are not two separate groups: rather each individual takes his or her place on a continuous scale. She shows how different societies define masculinity and femininity in different and even opposite ways, and discusses how far observable differences are based on biology and psychology and how far on cultural conditioning. Many books have discussed these vital issues. None, however, have drawn on such an impressively wide range of evidence or discussed it with such clarity and authority. Now newly reissued with a substantial introduction which highlights its continuing relevance, this work will continue to inform and shape dialogues around sex and gender for a new generation of scholars and students.

Moving beyond a partial view of only biology and psychology, this work also examines the wide sociological dimensions of sex.

Vooral bedoeld voor seksuele voorlichters op scholen, behandelt dit boek practische en methodologische aspecten van sexuele voorlichting, de culturele context van sexualiteit en de plaats van waarden in iemands gedrag, 'normaal' sexueel functioneren en (door James E. Moore) 'problematisch' sexueel gedrag (waaronder homosexualiteit, p. 343-362).

This work offers an introduction to the central debates in sexuality research. Among the issues examined are the social and cultural dimensions of sex, human sexuality and sex research.

Sex and Punishment tells the story of the struggle throughout millennia to regulate the most powerful engine of human behaviour: sex. From the savage impalement of an Ancient Mesopotamian adulteress to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde for 'gross indecency' in 1895, Eric Berkowitz evokes the entire sweep of Western sex law. The cast of Sex and Punishment is as varied as the forms taken by human desire itself: royal mistresses, gay charioteers, medieval transvestites, lonely goat-lovers, prostitutes of all stripes and London rent boys. Each of them had forbidden sex, and each was judged – and justice, as Berkowitz shows – rarely had anything to do with it.

SEX, SELF AND SOCIETY: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF SEXUALITY contains 60 edited articles divided into 15 chapters covering a range of issues dealing with human sexuality. Focusing on sexuality as both process and as a social institution, the book also covers contemporary issues such as abortion and sexually transmitted diseases.