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Discovering Human Sexuality 4e Chapter 1 Outline
Sexuality Is a Broader Concept than Sex
Studying Sexuality Has Practical Benefits
Sexuality Has Changed over Time
Sexuality has been influenced by evolution
Society has changed sexuality
Box 1.1 Meet My Dads
Urbanization has been a curse and a blessing
Marriage has been transformed
Box 1.2 The Media: TV or Not TV?
Sex researchers followed diverse paths
Box 1.3 Freud and Hirschfeld: Contrasting Theories on Sexual Orientation
Sexuality Can Be Studied with a Wide Variety of Methods
Biomedical research focuses on the underlying mechanisms of sex
Psychology includes diverse approaches to sexuality
Cultural anthropology focuses on sexual diversity across cultures
Sociologists focus on the connection between sex and society
The economic approach weighs costs and benefits
Organizations promote sex research
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