The Gender of SexualityRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1998 - 234 pages A second edition of this textbook is now available. A great supplementary paperback for social problems or introductory sociology, as well as courses on gender, the family, or human sexuality. The only well-researched and well-written book that examines how and why sexual behavior and issues are different for women and men. |
Contents
Sexual Desire and Gender | 1 |
Sexual Behavior and Gender | 35 |
Uncommitted Sexual Relationships | 71 |
Sex and Marriage | 119 |
The Politics of Sexuality | 160 |
Answers and Questions | 193 |
Other editions - View all
The Gender of Sexuality: Exploring Sexual Possibilities Virginia Rutter,Dr. Pepper Schwartz Limited preview - 2011 |
The Gender of Sexuality: Exploring Sexual Possibilities Virginia Rutter,Pepper Schwartz Limited preview - 2012 |
The Gender of Sexuality: Exploring Sexual Possibilities Virginia Rutter,Pepper Schwartz No preview available - 2012 |
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