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

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...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Intersections ; 10
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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