Human Sexuality

A scholarly but accessible, comprehensive reference that summarizes the state of knowledge on all aspects of human sexual behavior in some 200 signed topical articles (by approximately 100 contributors), each followed by a bibliography of essential primary sources for researching subjects in depth.

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First Published in 1994. The purpose of an encyclopedia is to gather in one place information that otherwise would be difficult to find. Bring together a collection of articles that are authoritative and reflect a variety of viewpoints. The contributors come from a wide range of disciplines— from nursing to medicine, from biology to history— and include sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists, literary specialists, academics and non-academics, clinicians and teachers, researchers and generalists.