New Features:

• New! Completely updated. Approximately 300 new citations and updates. This is especially relevant for instructors/ students who want to know the newest statistics on a range of topics.
• New! The Student Study Guide CD-ROM comes free with all new copies of the textbook. The Student Study Guide CD-ROM is an invaluable tool in helping students review information and prepare for exams.
• New! A robust, yet easy-to-use Online Learning Center website provides students a variety of learning tools to help students read and research more. A password-protected portion of the site is also available and is free with all new copies of the text. The password-protected portion provides students additional articles and helps students with online research by directing them to more than 6,000 high-quality academic sources. Icons in the margins of the text guide students to the Online Learning Center website.
• New! Web icons in the margins alert instructors and students to additional learning tools and readings found on the Online Learning Center Website. Passcards come free with all new copies that allow students
  • Web Reading icons
    Web Reading icons alert students to related articles online. The articles are updated once a year to assure currency. The articles come from the popular Annual Editions. (Passcard required)
  • Web Search icons
    Web Search icons provide students suggestions for further online study. Students can search online with the Northern Lights research engine, which will direct them to more than 6,000 high-quality academic sources. (Passcard required)
  • Web Study icons
    At the end of every chapter, web study icons direct students to study questions found online. The study questions provide immediate feedback. (NO passcard required.)

Proven Features:

• Focus Boxes offer more in-depth information about a particular topic mentioned in the chapter. Many of the Boxes deal with multicultural and multiethnic perspectives and explore studies on sexuality done within various cultures around the world. (approximately 2-3 per chapter)
• Sex in the Media - The media is introduced as an important influence beginning in Chapter 1. Media content analysis is integrated into the chapter on Research Methods (Ch. 3) and examples are then followed throughout the book. This approach promotes media literacy for students and assists them in analyzing the sexual content to which they are exposed in the media
• The Appendix - "A Directory of Resources in Human Sexuality" lists the names, addresses, and functions of many major organizations in the field of human sexuality, on topics ranging from birth control to sexually transmitted diseases. This listing is a useful reference for both students and instructors.
• Balanced presentation - includes balanced coverage of biological foundations, sexual behavior and sexual problems; the authors strike a balance between covering hard, science research and providing material in a manner specifically designed to make the students more comfortable in discussing issues pertaining to their own sexuality.
• Multicultural/Cross-Cultural coverage - A multicultural perspective is included in the boxed inserts and woven throughout applicable sections in each chapter. The text emphasizes the influence of culture and ethnicity on sexual behavior. H&D also presents cross-cultural differences and similarities.