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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e
Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Studying Human Sexuality

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of Chapter 2, you should be able to:

1

Describe the sex information/advice genre, its function as entertainment, and how to evaluate it in conjunction with statistical data.

2

List and describe critical thinking skills, including examples of value judgments and objectivity; opinions, biases, and stereotypes; confusing attitudes and behaviors; and egocentric and ethnocentric fallacies.

3

Discuss ethical and sampling issues in sex research.

4

Describe and critique clinical, survey, observational, and experimental methods of sex research.

5

Discuss and critique the contributions of the early sex researchers, including Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Sigmund Freud, and Havelock Ellis.

6

Discuss and critique the contributions of Alfred Kinsey.

7

Discuss and critique the contributions of William Masters and Virginia Johnson.

8

Discuss findings and the targeted populations of six recent studies of sexuality.

9

Discuss and critique the contributions of feminist and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered scholars, including directions for future research.

10

Describe emerging research on African Americans, including socioeconomic status, stereotyping, subculture, and increasing numbers of unmarried adults.

11

Describe emerging research on Latinos, including diversity of subgroups, stereotyping, and assimilation.

12

Discuss emerging research on Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, with an emphasis in changing cultural traditions.