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 Introduction:
To Professors and Students
by Joan Amby, author |
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Why yet another book on the subject of human sexuality? As a professor, have you ever been frustrated by the wealth of new and exciting text books on human sexuality but just never found the book that was perfect for your class? Have you been tempted to write your own book, but just never found the time to complete it? Year after year, I have found myself in this situation, and 20 years later have finally bitten the bullet and taken on the challenge of creating a book that can be used in a 10-week quarter system or a 16-week semester system. The result is a student-centered book both broad-based and compact.
Teaching and learning continue to change. This text focus on student-centered learning and the instructor serves as the expert, facilitator, and delegator of that learning. I want students to have a foundation of knowledge on which they can make healthy choices and decisions in their intimate relationships. |
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Over the years, I have compiled student questions and responses to class discussions. This anonymous material serves as the framework for this book and provides provocative reading throughout the chapters. Students are intelligent, inquisitive, and independent thinkers. This book provides students with the opportunity to experience those qualities in themselves and to play a role in the charting of their study of human sexuality and make the topics apply to their own lives. The goal is to provide a common ground of information for each topic and then to have students expand their learning in directions of their own choice for each topic. Internet sites and additional resources are provided for each chapter. The accompanying Study Guide also has many ways to explore each topic through critical thinking questions, sample tests, and Internet activities. Sexuality is a positive force in one's life. Unfortunately for some, it has a negative side. People may get sexually transmitted diseases, have an unwanted pregnancy, or even be sexually abused. The purpose of this book is to help increase awareness of factors involved in sexual behavior so readers can make more conscious, responsible decisions that reflect their own values and what they want for themselves. Through careful planning, you can take charge of your life and have sexuality be a positive force in your life. |
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About the Artist Acknowledgments Introduction: To Professors and Students Chapter 1 — Pieces of the Puzzle: Dimensions of Human Sexuality Chapter 2 — Research and Theory in Human Sexuality Chapter 3 — Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System Chapter 4 — Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Reproductive System Chapter 5 — Sexual Response and Arousal Chapter 6 — Sexual Identity and Orientation Chapter 7 — Sexual Expression, Love, and Communication Chapter 8 — Sexual Therapy and Enhancement of Sexual Functioning Chapter 9 — Conception and Contraception Chapter 10 — Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS Chapter 11 — Sex and the Law Glossary Index |
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