Chapter 1: Sexual Life Now Studying Sexuality and Sex What is Sexology? What is Sexuality? The Interrelated Domains of Sexuality Sexual Life Education Chapter 2: Knowing What We Know: Understanding Sexual Life Through Research and Theory Early Sexuality Research: Paving the Way to Understanding Sexuality and Sex Understanding the Multiple Influences on Our Sexuality: The Ecological Model Understanding Sex and Sexuality Through Theory Sexual Life Education Chapter 3: Gender Now It Matters: The Biological Foundations of Gender Somewhere Between "Male" and "Female" It Matters: The Culture of Gender It Matters: Gender Identity Sexual Life Education Chapter 4: Female Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology The Vulva: External Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy Internal Female Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy Female Sexual Maturation and Development Difficulties and Changes in the Menstrual Cycle Menstruation and the 21st Century The Breasts Sexual and Reproductive Health Sexual Life Education Chapter 5: Male Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy of the Male Sexual and Reproductive System The Pathway of the Sperm Male Sexual Development Physiology of the Male Sexual and Reproductive System The Perineum and the Pelvic Floor Male Sexual Anatomy and the 21st Century Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use Male Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care and Prevention Sexual Life Education Chapter 6: Becoming a Sexual Person: Sexual Development from Infancy Through Early Adulthood Learning to Be Sexual Developing Sexually: Infants and Toddlers Developing Sexually: Early Childhood Developing Sexually: Middle Childhood Developing Sexually: Adolescence Developing Sexually: Early Adulthood Child Sexual Abuse: The Influence on Sexual Development Sexual Life Education Chapter 7: Sexual Orientation Development: What Determines Whether We''re Gay, Straight, Bisexual or Transgender? What is Sexual Orientation? Nature or Nurture: What Determines Our Sexual Orientation? Homosexual Experiences Throughout the Life Cycle Sexual Life Education Chapter 8: Pathways to Partnering: Love and Attraction Love is a Cultural Experience What is Love? Developing Love Theories of Love and Loving "Frisky Business": Interpersonal Attraction Theories The Path to Commitment The Connection Between Love and Sex Sexual Life Education Chapter 9: Communication: Enriching Intimate Relationships What is Communication? Family Systems Theory: The Couple as an Interconnected System Meanings: The Symbolic Interaction Framework Relationship Communication Intimacy: Enriching Your Relationship and Your Sexual Bond Obstacles to Intimacy Sexual Communication Sex Talk: Communicating Differently Over Time Cornerstones of Communication Sexual Life Education Chapter 10: Experiencing Sexuality in Relationships Being Single Non-Marital Cohabitation Getting Married The Transition to Marriage: Why It''s So Tough Marital Satisfaction Extramarital Experiences: Venturing Outside of the Relationship Sexual Life Education Chapter 11: Sexual Arousal and Response in Adult Relationships In the Mood: The Nature of Sexual Desire and Arousal Human Sexual Response Processes Solitary Sexual Experiences Sex with Others Experiencing Sexual Difficulties Sexual Life Education Chapter 12: The Choices and Challenges of Childbearing Childbearing in America How We Reproduce The Changes Through Pregnancy Labor and Birth Postpartum Changes Unexpected Outcomes Teen Pregnancy Choosing to Be Childfree Sexual Life Education Chapter 13: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy: Contraception and Abortion Contraception: Past and Present Barrier Methods: Condoms and Caps Hormone Methods: The Pill, the Patch and the Ring How Implants and Injectables Work How Chemical Methods Work How Intrauterine Methods Work How Natural Methods of Contraception Work How Permanent Methods of Contraception Work How Emergency Contraception Works Abortion: A Personal Choice Sexual Life Education Chapter 14: Protecting Your Sexuality: Understanding Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS Sexually Transmitted Infections Bacterial Infections Viral Infections Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) Sexual Life Education Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Expression Is There Such a Thing as "Typical" Sexual Expression? "Over-Sexed" and "Under-Sexed": The Ranges of Sexual Frequency Sexual Life Education Chapter 16: As We Age: Sexuality Throughout Adulthood Aging and the Double Standard Sexual Changes in Women and Men Sexual Activity in Later Years Sexual Life Education Chapter 17: Using Sex as a Weapon: Sexual Coercion, Rape and Abuse Rape and Sexual Assault Intimate Partner Violence Child Sexual Abuse Sexual Life Education Chapter 18: Selling Sex: Pornography and Prostitution Historical Erotic and Sexual Representations What is Pornography? Should Pornography and Erotica Be Censored? Selling Sex: Prostitution and Pimps Sexual Life Education.