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Janet Shibley Hyde, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, and Evjue-Bascom Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin--Madison, received her education at Oberlin College and the University of California, Berkeley. She has taught a course in human sexuality since 1974, first at Bowling Green State University, then at Denison University, and now at the University of Wisconsin. Her research interests are in gender differences and gender-role development in children. Author of the textbook Half the Human Experience: The Psychology of Women, she is currently President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She has received many other honours, including an award for excellence in teaching at Bowling Green State University, the Chancellor's Award for teaching at the University of Wisconsin, and the Kinsey Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality for career contributions to sex research. She is married to John DeLamater. John D. DeLamater, Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin--Madison, received his education at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Michigan. He created the Human Sexuality course at the University of Wisconsin in 1975 and has taught it regularly since then. His research and writing are focused on social and psychological influences on human sexuality; his recent work is in the areas of HIV/AIDs and STD prevention. He is the coauthor of the textbook Social Psychology. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and Editor of The Journal of Sex Research. He has received awards for excellence in teaching from the Department of Sociology and Interfraternity Council-Panhellenic Association and is a member of the Teaching Academy at the University of Wisconsin. He regularly teaches a seminar for graduate students on teaching undergraduate courses. He is married to Janet Hyde.

Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality Chapter 3: Sex Research Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy Chapter 5: Sex Hormones and Sexual Differentiation Chapter 6: Menstruation and Menopause Chapter 7: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth Chapter 8: Contraception and Abortion Chapter 9: The Physiology of Sexual Response Chapter 10: Techniques of Arousal and Communication Chapter 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence Chapter 12: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood Chapter 13: Attraction, Intimacy, and Love Chapter 14: Gender and Sexuality Chapter 15: Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or Bi? Chapter 16: Variations in Sexual Behavior Chapter 17: Sexual Coercion Chapter 18: Sex for Sale Chapter 19: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy Chapter 20: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chapter 21: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality Chapter 22: Sex and the Law Chapter 23: Sexuality Education Appendix: Directory of Resources in Human Sexuality