Talk:Sexual Psychology

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Since I first posted on here, I've changed my mind completely about the layout of the book. I think now that a more conventional layout is desirable. Below is an outline of what I'm thinking about right now.

The general notion is that, aside from the usual TOC, index, etc., the book will have two large sections. The first is the traditional textbook part, providing the info one would find in any human sexuality text, while the second zooms in to focus on topics that are particularly hot right now outside the academy. Homo- and bisexuality, for example, are all over the news, what with the Federal Marriage Amendment and related stuff. I'm also looking at info on sex education, rape, and pornography, all of which are politically charged and directly relevant to the lives of your average undergrad. Take a look at the outline and let me know what you think.

Front Matter
Contents Preface

Section 1 - The Usual
Chapter 1 - Introduction and History
 * Intro: what this book's about, prerequisites, thanks
 * History: from Aristotle to those German guys

Chapter 2 - Theoretical Perspectives
 * Feminism:
 * Social Exchange & Choice:
 * Scripting:

Chapter 3 - Who's Doing What
 * Number of Partners: Problems of sex surveys, fake gender difference, numbers
 * Premarital Sex: trends, acceptability, problems (incl. teen pregnancy)
 * Marital & Extramarital Sex: trends (in marriage & extramarital sex), acceptability, stability of marriage

Chapter 4 - Men & Women
 * Differences: need more detail

Chapter 5 - Intimate Relationships
 * Attraction:
 * Love:
 * Dissolution:

Chapter 6 - Special Topics in Sex
 * Special Topics: childhood, old age, homosexuality, fetishes

Chapter 7 - STIs
 * AIDS: history, incidence, trends
 * Common STIs: herpes, HPV, etc.

Section 2 - Controversies
Chapter 8 - Rape
 * Outline of the Controversey:
 * General: fantasies, consensual non-consensuality, arguments about incidence & cause, where takes place
 * Perpetrators: how they differ from others
 * Victims: how they differ from others, effects on
 * Legal Issues:

Chapter 9 - Sex Education
 * Outline of the Controversey:
 * History:
 * Research: abstinence only, comprehensive, none

Chapter 10 - Pornography
 * Outline of the Controversey:
 * History:
 * Research: types, who uses, how much, does it cause violence

Chapter 11 - Homo, Bi, Trans
 * Outline of the Controversey:
 * History:
 * Research: defined, incidence, marriage, gender dysphoria

End Matter
Bibliography Index Blank Pages that Serve No Apparent Purpose --George McAllister 21:10, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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lgbt and other already on other places