Main description:

* Edited by the founding editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education who is a renowned and respected name in the field, with chapters written by contributors to the journal.
* Covers a broad range of hot topics, including areas which are often overlooked or address marginalized audiences, such as porn, consent, gender identity, and race.
* No current text in the field that looks at sexuality education in such an interdisciplinary way.
* Accessibly written, this book aims to present essays that capture essential research findings in sexuality education, helping help professionals stay up-to-date with the latest in the field.
* Each chapter describe the author's key findings, explain the significance and application of their work, and explore new developments since the last time their work was developed.
* Essays are aimed at a wide range of occupations and academic disciplines, such as public health professionals and students of human sexuality, gender studies, biology, psychology, sociology, as well as community educators, school nurses and health teachers, and administrative leaders affiliated with sexuality education programs at community-based organizations.

Contents:

1. CAREGIVERS AS SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATORS

Aryn A. Benoit

Scott Ronis

2.SEX, BLOOD, AND REDEFINING "WOMANHOOD": INTERVENING EARLY INTIMATE HEALTH MESSAGES

Jacqueline N. Gunning

Angela Cooke-Jackson

Valerie Rubinsky

3. FIGHTING OPPRESSIVE MASCULINITY AT HOME: SEX TALKS WITH GAY, BISEXUAL, AND QUEER SONS

Dalmacio D. Flores

Eliza Magland

Kate Hennessy

Isabel Martinez

Frances Agudo

Sarah Abboud

4. MEMORABLE MESSAGES FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE FAMILY CONVERSATIONS WITH LGBTQ YOUTH

Valerie Rubinsky

Angela Cooke-Jackson

5. PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE: MIXED MESSAGES AND CULTURAL CHALLENGES

Kathleen P. Allen

Jennifer A. Livingston

Amanda B. Nickerson

6. "THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR DOING IT": EMERGING ADULTS' INSIGHTS AND EXPLANATIONS OF MALE CIRCUMCISION

Michelle M. Murray

Katherine R. Allen

7. SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Deborah L. Rooks-Ellis

Nicole Achey

8. IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Elizabeth K. Schmidt

Megan Dougherty

Natalie Robek

Anna Murray

9. TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY:

INSIGHTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Jessica D. Zurcher

10. THE CONTENTS AND CONSUMPTION OF PORN: WHO IS WATCHING WHAT EXACTLY?

Dan J. Miller

11. IN SEARCH OF PLEASURE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SEXUAL PLEASURE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES

Susan Milstein

Genevieve Hunter

Gina Lepore

Taylor Hilliard

Scott Hall

12. A CALL FOR AN EXPANSIVE COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION MODEL

Juyeon Son

Cindy Draws

13. THE GRASSROOT PROJECT: A SPORTS-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Tyler Spencer

Jane Wallis

Alexandra McAuliffe

Dahanah Josias Sejour

14. QUEERING SEXUALITY EDUCATION: CURRENT RESEARCH AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Steven Hobaica

Kyle Schofield

Greg Keiser

Paul Kwon

15. SEXUAL CONSENT IS MORE THAN A SIMPLE YES OR NO: WAYS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE SEXUAL CONSENT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS

Kaylee P. Richmond

Mark A. Levand

Zoe D. Peterson

16. SEXUALITY AND SAFER SEX COMMUNICATION: WHAT IS LEFT OUT OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES?

Katherine L. Grasso

Lauren A. Trumbull

17. THE POTENTIAL OF SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS IN THE PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

Matej Sande

18. SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Rusi Jaspal

Liam Wignall

Claire Bloxsom

19. WHERE IS THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES BUILDING? SEXUAL HEALTH NEEDS OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

Robert J. Zeglin

Julie W. Merten

Danyelle Spohn

20. EMERGING ADULTS' SEXUAL MOTIVES AND BEHAVIORS: IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUTH SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION

Kayley Davis McMahan

Spencer Broderick Olmstead

21. WHY LATINO BISEXUAL MEN HAVE SEX: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEXUALITY EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

Jonathan Garcia

Miguel Munoz-Laboy

22. MILLENNIAL PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUALITY: MAKING THE CASE FOR BETTER SEXUALITY EDUCATION

Sara Hanafi

Julie Lucero

Karla Rodriguez

23. DIGITAL SEXUAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Chiao Wen Lan

Alexandra Lightfoot

David Gere

Arianna Taboada

Norweeta G. Milburn

24. VIDEO-BASED MICROSKILLS TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS: THE FUTURE OF TRAINING

Regina Firpo-Triplett

Tamara Kuhn

Lane Edwards

Diana Dull Akers