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x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. History, the historian, and sex / Vern L. Bullough -- 2. Why would anyone conduct research on sexual behavior? / Donn Byrne -- 3. Sex psych prof taking heat: fear and loathing on the research trail / William A. Fisher -- 4. Doing sex research on adolescents / I. Richard Udry -- 5. The science of sexual signaling / Monica M. Moore / 6. She should be young and beautiful, he should be older and successful: gender differences in mate-selection preferences / Michael W. Wiederman -- 7. A feminist activist in sexology / Leonore Tiefer -- 8. Reconciling sexual orientation / Michael R. Stevenson -- 9. Social psychology, jealousy, and extradyadic sex / Bram P. Buunk -- 10. "Not now, darling, I'm on the pill": researching oral contraceptives / Cynthia A. Graham -- 11. Preventing sexual violence / Gene G. Abel -- 12. A few minutes with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury / William W. Darrow -- 13. Breaking in to prison: the story of a study of sexual coercion of incarcerated men and women / Cindy Struckman-Johnson -- 14. My life in prostitution / Jacqueline Boles -- 15. No more Dr. nice-gal: finding a public voice as a feminist sexologist / Gina Ogden. |
| Summary |
The Sex Scientists is a collection of fifteen unique research "stories" by leading researchers in human sexuality. Through lively, compelling narratives, the contributors describe the challenges and excitement of research, while examining the personal and situational factors that influenced their work. |
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Sexology -- Research -- Case studies.
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Sexologists -- Case studies.
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Sexologists. (OCoLC)fst01114740
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Sexology -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01114745
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| Added Author |
Brannigan, Gary G.
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Allgeier, Elizabeth R.
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Allgeier, Albert Richard.
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| ISBN |
0321011392 |
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9780321011398 |
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