Sex for Life : : From Virginity to Viagra, How Sexuality Changes Throughout Our Lives / / ed. by John DeLamater, Laura Carpenter.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Bender, Alexis A.,; Carbone-Lopez, Kristin,; Carpenter, Laura M.,; Das, Aniruddha,; DeLamater, John,; Dillaway, Heather E.,; Espiritu, Yen Le,; Green, Adam Isaiah,; Heldman, Caroline,; Jeynes, William,; Laumann, Edward O.,; Lichtenstein, Bronwen,; Loe, Meika,; Mowery, Christine E.,; Muraco, Joel A.,; Russell, Stephen T.,; Slevin, Kathleen F.,; Thigpen, Jeffry W.,; Van Campen, Kali S.,; Wade, Lisa,; Waite, Linda J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Carpenter, Laura,; DeLamater, John,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Intersections ; 10
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Sexual beliefs, behaviors and identities are interwoven throughout our lives, from childhood to old age. An edited collection of original empirical contributions united through its use of a distinctive, cutting-edge theoretical framework, Sex for Life critically examines sexuality across the entire lifespan. Rooted in diverse disciplines and employing a wide range of research methods, the chapters explore the sexual and social transitions that typically map to broad life stages, as well as key age-graded physiological transitions, such as puberty and menopause, while drawing on the latest developments in gender, sexuality, and life course studies.Sex for Life explores a wide variety of topics, including puberty, sexual initiation, coming out, sexual assault, marriage/life partnering, disability onset, immigration, divorce, menopause, and widowhood, always attending to the social locations – including gender, race, ethnicity, and social class – that shape, and are shaped by, sexuality. The empirical work collected in Sex for Life ultimately speaks to important public policy issues, such as sex education, aging societies, and the increasing politicization of scientific research. Accessibly written, the contributions capture the interplay between individual lives and the ever-changing social-historical context, facilitating new insight not only into people’s sexual lives, but also into ways of studying them, ultimately providing a fresh, new perspective on sexuality.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- PART I . Studying Sexualities over the Life Course -- Introduction -- 1 Studying Gendered Sexualities over the Life Course -- PART II. Sexualities in Childhood and Adolescence -- 2 Childhood Sexuality -- 3 Sexuality Development in Adolescence -- 4 The Life Course Consequences of Childhood Sexual Assault -- PART III . Sexualities from Young Adulthood through Midlife -- 5. A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship between Parental Divorce Family Structures and Adolescents’ Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Premarital Intercourse -- 6 Hooking Up and Opting Out -- 7 The Symbolic Power of Civil Marriage on the Sexual 146 Life Histories of Gay Men -- PART IV. Turning Points throughout the Life Course -- 8 U.S. Colonialism, Migration, and Sexualities -- 9 Starting Over -- 10 Secrets and Magic Pills -- PART V. Sexualities from Midlife to Later Life -- 11 Reproductive History as Social Context -- 12 Sexual Expression over the Life Course -- 13 Exploring Embodied Aging and Ageism among Old Lesbians and Gay Men -- 14 Pleasure in Old Age -- PART VI. Conclusion -- 15 Toward an Interdisciplinary Science of Lifelong Sexualities for the Twenty-First Century -- Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index