Winner of the 2005 Annual Book Award at the American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors and Therapists.
This comprehensive scholarly reference work provides authoritative coverage of the full range of topics in the study of human sexual behavior throughout the world. The Encyclopedia brings together an international team of 200 leading scholars to provide complete view of the field. Entries represent the highest quality of scholarship, but are written in a manner accessible to student and non-specialist readers. They include full bibliographies to aid further research. A range of topics is explored including gender-conflicted persons, unconventional sexual patterns, contraception, AIDS, sexual dysfunctions, and therapies, and the work features 62 in-depth country overviews.
Robert T. Francoeur, Ph.D., is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and Professor Emeritus of Human Sexuality and Embryology, Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is the author or editor of many books, including a study of Pierre Teihard de Chardin,
The Scent of Eros.
Dr. Raymond J. Noonan, Ph.D., specializes in sex therapy, sex and sexual expression online, and social perceptions of sex in American cultures. He teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology of the State University of New York.
e-reference edition ISBN: 9780199754700
Print edition ISBN: 9780826414885
Print edition publication date: 2004
Publishing history: First published 2004
Copyright: © Continuum 2004
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