Discovering Human Sexuality 4e Chapter 1 Outline

Sexuality Is a Broader Concept than Sex

Studying Sexuality Has Practical Benefits

Sexuality Has Changed over Time

Sexuality has been influenced by evolution

Society has changed sexuality

Box 1.1 Meet My Dads

Urbanization has been a curse and a blessing

Marriage has been transformed

Box 1.2 The Media: TV or Not TV?

Sex researchers followed diverse paths

Box 1.3 Freud and Hirschfeld: Contrasting Theories on Sexual Orientation

Sexuality Can Be Studied with a Wide Variety of Methods

Biomedical research focuses on the underlying mechanisms of sex

Psychology includes diverse approaches to sexuality

Cultural anthropology focuses on sexual diversity across cultures

Sociologists focus on the connection between sex and society

The economic approach weighs costs and benefits

Organizations promote sex research