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By Patricia Whelehan PhD

Human Sexuality: organic, mental, and Cultural Perspectives is a distinct textbook that gives a whole research of this important element of lifestyles all over the world. using viewpoints throughout cultural and nationwide limitations, and deftly weaving evolutionary and mental views, Bolin and Whelehan transcend the normal evolution and primatology to deal with cross-cultural and modern concerns, in addition to anthropological contributions and psycho-social views.


Taking under consideration the evolution of human anatomy, sexual habit, attitudes, and ideology, this far-reaching textual content is going past what's present in conventional books to offer a large range of ideals, attitudes, and behaviors came upon globally. as well as supplying a wealthy array of photos, illustrations, tables, and a thesaurus of phrases, this notable textbook explores:





    • pregnancy and childbirth as a bio-cultural experience



    • life-course concerns on the topic of gender identification, sexual orientations, behaviors, and lifestyles



    • socioeconomic, political, ancient, and ecological impacts on sexual behavior



    • early youth sexuality, puberty and adolescence



    • birth keep an eye on, fertility, perception, and sexual differentiation



    • HIV an infection, AIDS, AIDS globalization and intercourse work


Fusing organic, socio-psychological, and cultural impacts to provide new views on figuring out human sexuality, its improvement over thousands of years of evolution, and the way sexuality is embedded in particular socio-cultural contexts, this can be the textual content for educators and scholars who desire to comprehend human sexuality in all of its richness and complexity.

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