Sex matters : the sexuality and society reader / [edited by] Mindy Stombler, Dawn M. Baunach, Wendy Simonds, Elroi J. Windsor, Elisabeth O. Burgess.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Categorizing Sex -- 2. Investigating Sexuality -- 3. Representing Sex -- 4. Learning about Sex -- 5. Sexual Bodies -- 6. Sexual Practices -- 7. Sexual Disease -- 8. Social Control of Sexuality -- 9. Sexual Violence -- 10. Commercial Sex -- --

Chapter 1. Categorizing Sex -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Marysol Asencio -- 1. Are We Having Sex Now or What? / Greta Christina -- Diversity in Conceptualizing Having "Had Sex" / Stephanie A. Sanders, Brandon J. Hill, William L. Yarber, Cynthia A. Graham, Richard A. Crosby, and Robin R. Milhausen -- 2. "Bringing Intersexy Back"? Intersexuals and Sexual Satisfaction / Georgiann Davis -- 3. The Perils and Pleasures of Sex for Trans People / Harper Jean Tobin -- 4. Straight Dude Seeks Same: Mapping the Relationship between Sexual Identities, Practices, and Cultures / Jane Ward -- 5. Gay by Gary Greenberg -- Queer by Lindsay Miller -- 6. Straight Girls Kissing / Leila J. Rupp and Verta Taylor -- Bisexuality and Bi Identity / PJ McGann -- Chapter 2. Investigating Sexuality -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Mignon R. Moore -- 7. Alfred Kinsey and the Kinsey Report / Vern L. Bullough -- 8. Large-Scale Sex: Methods, Challenges, and Findings of Nationally Representative Sex Research / Amanda M. Jungels and Stacy Gorman -- Doing It Differently: Women's and Men's Estimates of Their Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners / Mindy Stombler and Dawn M. Baunach -- 9. Racism and Research: The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study / Allan M. Brandt -- Doing More Good than Harm? Sex Research on Young People in the Netherlands / Lisette Kuyper, John de Wit, Philippe Adam, and Liesbeth Woertman -- 10. Sexuality and Social Theorizing / Denise Donnelly, Elisabeth O. Burgess, and Wendy Simonds -- 11. Sexing Up the Subject: Methodological Nuances in Researching the Female Sex Industry / Teela Sanders -- Challenges of Funding Sex Research / Mindy Stombler and Amanda M. Jungels -- Chapter 3. Representing Sex -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Joshua Gamson} -- 12. Representin' in Cyberspace: Sexual Scripts, Self-Definition, and Hip Hop Culture in Black American Adolescent Girls' Home Pages / Carla E. Stokes -- 13. Geisha of a Different Kind: Gay Asian Men and the Gendering of Sexual Identity / Chong-suk Han -- 14. Gay-for-Pay: Straight Men and the Making of Gay Pornography / Jeffrey Escoffier -- What We Know about Pornography / Clive M. Davis and Naomi B. McCormick -- 15. Out of Line: The Sexy Femmegimp Politics of Flaunting It! / Loree Erickson -- 16. The Porning of America / Carmine Sarracino and Kevin M. Scott -- 17. Sexuality in a Virtual World{Cary Costello -- Chapter 4. Learning about Sex -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Ritch C. Savin-Williams} -- 18. The Death of the Stork: Sex Education Books for Children / Wendy Simonds and Amanda M. Jungels -- What Do I Say to My Children? / Sol Gordon and Judith Gordon -- 19. Sexuality Education and Desire: Still Missing After All These Years / Michelle Fine and Sara I. McClelland -- Advancing Sexuality Education in Developing Countries / Heather D. Boonstra -- 20. Sex, Love, and Autonomy in the Teenage Sleepover / Amy Schalet -- The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in American Schools / Joseph G. Kosciw, Emily A. Greytak, Elizabeth M. Diaz, and Mark J. Bartkiewicz -- 21. Fighting Teenage Pregnancy with MTV Stars as Exhibit A / Jan Hoffman -- 22. Sexual Risk and the Double Standard for African American Adolescent Women / Amy M. Fasula, Kim S. Miller, and Jeffrey Wiener -- 23. Put Me In, Coach! Sex Lessons for Adults / Diana Spechler -- Chapter 5. Sexual Bodies -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Leonore Tiefer -- 24. The G-Spot and Other Mysteries / Elisabeth O. Burgess and Amy Palder -- Hung: A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America / Scott Poulson-Bryant -- 25. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Why Can't We Stop Circumcising Boys? / Robert Darby -- 26. The Politics of Acculturation: Female Genital Cutting / Lisa Wade -- 27. Fixing the Broken Male Machine / Meika Loe -- 28. In Search of (Better) Sexual Pleasure: Female Genital "Cosmetic" Surgery / Virginia Braun -- 29. The Pleasures of Childbirth / Ina May Gaskin -- 30. Boundary Breaches: The Body, Sex and Sexuality after Stoma Surgery / Lenore Manderson --

Chapter 6. Sexual Practices -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Michael Reece -- 31. The Pursuit of Sexual Pleasure / B. J. Rye and Glenn J. Meaney -- How American Teens View Sex / Madison Park -- 32. Getting, Giving, Faking, Having: Orgasm and the Performance of Pleasure / Breanne Fahs -- 33. A Sexual Culture for Disabled People / Tobin Siebers -- What's a Leg Got to Do with It? / Donna Walton -- 34. The Privilege of Perversities: Race, Class and Education Among Polyamorists and Kinksters / Elisabeth Sheff and Corie Hammers -- 35. There's More to Life than Sex? Difference and Commonality within the Asexual Community / Mark Carrigan -- Grandma Does WHAT!? Talking With Older Adults About Sex / Christina Barmon, Alexis A. Bender, and Elisabeth O. Burgess -- 36. "Reclaiming Raunch"? Spatializing Queer Identities at Toronto Women's Bathhouse Events / Catherine Jean Nash and Alison Bain -- 37. Visibility as Privilege and Danger: Heterosexual and Same-Sex Interracial Intimacy / Amy C. Steinbugler -- 38. Becoming a Practitioner: The Biopolitics of BDSM / Margot Weis -- Chapter 7. Sexual Disease -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Héctor Carrillo -- 39. Secondary Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treating the Couple and Community / Adam Sonfield -- 40. Venereal Disease: Sin versus Science / Elizabeth Fee -- 41. Damaged Goods: Women Managing the Stigma of STDs / Adina Nack -- HPV Vaccines: Kids and Controversy / Evelina Sterling and Wendy Simonds -- The Unexplored Story of HIV and Aging / George P. Schmid, Brian G. Williams, Jesus Maria Garcia-Calleja, Chris Miller, Emily Segar, Monica Southworth, David Tonyan, Jocelyn Wacloff, and James Scott -- 42. Condom Use and Meaning in Rural Malawi / Iddo Tavory and Ann Swidler -- Prophylactic Circumcision: Applying Recent Research Results to the United States / Mindy Stombler -- Chapter 8. Social Control of Sexuality -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Amin Ghaziani -- 43. The Social Control of Adult-Child Sex / Jeffery S. Mullis and Dawn M. Baunach -- Too Young to Consent? / Elizabeth Cavalier and Elisabeth O. Burgess -- 44. Sick Sex / Elroi J. Windsor -- 45. Birthright: A History of Planned Parenthood / Jill Lepore -- From Contraception to Abortion: A Moral Continuum / Wendy Simonds -- Choice or Coercion? Abortion and Black Women / Zakiya Luna -- 46. Deconstructing "Down Low" Discourse: The Politics of Sexuality, Gender, Race, AIDS, and Anxiety / Layli Phillips -- 47. Gay Pakistanis, Still in Shadows, Seek Acceptance / Meghan Davidson Ladly -- 48. Hooking Up: Sex in Guyland / Michael Kimmel -- Bullies Use Sexual Taunts to Hurt Teen Girls / Stephanie Pappas -- 49. Out in the Country / Mary L. Gray -- LGBTQ Politics in America: An Abbreviated History / Chet Meeks and Marik Xavier-Brier -- 50. "How Could You Do This To Me?": How Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Latinas Negotiate Sexual Identity with Their Families / Katie Acosta -- PFLAG: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays / K. L. Broad and Maura Rya -- Chapter 9. Sexual Violence -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Lynn Chancer -- 51. "I Wasn't Raped, but . . ." Revisiting Definitional Problems in Sexual Victimization / Nicola Gavey -- Changing the Definition of Rape / Megan Tesene -- All That Sheltering Emptiness / Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore -- 52. Rape Myths / Katie M. Edwards, Jessica A. Turchik, Christina M. Dardis, Nicole Reynolds, and Christine A. Gidycz -- 53. The Fantasy of Acceptable "Non-Consent" / Stacey May Fowles -- 54. Sexual Assault on Campus: A Multilevel, Integrative Approach to Party Rape / Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Laura Hamilton, and Brian Sweeney -- Linking Sexual Aggression and Fraternities / Mindy Stombler and Marni A. Brown -- 55. Effects of Rape on Men: A Descriptive Analysis / Jayne Walker, John Archer, and Michelle Davies -- Women Raping Men / Denise Donnelly -- 56. Rape and War / Joane Nagel -- Chapter 10. Commercial Sex -- Spotlight on Research: An Interview with Jacqueline Boles -- 57. Sex Work for the Middle Classes / Elizabeth Bernstein -- Strip Clubs and Their Regulars / Katherine Frank -- 58. Overcome: The Money Shot in Pornography and Prostitution / Lisa Jean Moore -- 59. Not for Sale: Stopping Sex Trafficking in the United States and Worldwide / Nadia Shapkina -- 60. Marketing Sex: U.S. Legal Brothels and Late Capitalist Consumption / Barbara G. Brents and Kathryn Hausbeck -- Legalized Prostitution / Patty Kelly -- Sex Matters: Future Visions for a Sex-Positive Society / Elroi J. Windsor and Elisabeth O. Burges.

"The best-selling sexualities reader in the social sciences. Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader has a strong sociological focus and a sex-positive perspective. With 38 new readings, Sex Matters covers a wide and diverse range of sexual experiences and identities and tackles controversial issues in a straightforward, nonstigmatizing manner. The editors mix qualitative and quantitative empirical pieces, sexual narratives and personalized accounts, cutting-edge research, and articles from the popular press for a wealth of content and diverse perspectives."--Publisher's website.