Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Perspectives on human sexuality -- Studying human sexuality -- Female sexual anatomy, physiology, and response --- Male sexual anatomy, physiology, and response -- Gender and gender roles -- Sexuality in childhood and adolescence -- Sexuality in adulthood -- Love and communication in intimate relationships -- Sexual expression -- Variations in sexual behavior -- Contraception, birth control, and abortion -- Conception, pregnancy, and children -- The sexual body in health and illness -- Sexual function difficulties, dissatisfaction, enhancement and therapy -- Sexually transmitted infections -- HIV and AIDS -- Sexual coercion: harassment, aggression, and abuse -- Sexually explicit materials, prostitution, and sex laws