McGraw-Hill OnlineMcGraw-Hill Higher EducationLearning Center
Student Center | Instructor Center | Information Center | Home
Learning Objectives
Chapter Outline
Multiple Choice Quiz
Essay Quiz
Fill in the Blank Quiz
Glossary
Flashcards
Internet Exercises
Sexuality Links
Crossword Puzzle
Career Opportunities
Worksheet
Dorm Room Dialogue
Feedback
Help Center


Cover Image
Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e
Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Contraception and Birth Control

Chapter Outline

  1. Risk and Responsibility
    1. Think About It: The Psychology of Risk Taking
    2. Women, Men, and Birth Control: Who Is Responsible?
    3. Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  2. Methods of Contraception and Birth Control
    1. Birth Control and Contraception: What’s the Difference?
    2. Choosing a Method
    3. Practically Speaking: Guidelines for Choosing a Contraceptive Method
    4. Sexual Abstinence and "Outercourse"
    5. Think About It: Contraceptive Use Among American Women
    6. Hormonal Methods: The Pill and Implants
    7. Barrier Methods: The Condom, Female Condom, Diaphragm, Cervical Cap, and Sponge
    8. Practically Speaking: Hints for Effective Condom Use
    9. Spermicides
    10. The IUD (Intrauterine Device)
    11. Fertility Awareness Methods
    12. Think About It: Unreliable and Mythical Methods of Contraception
    13. Sterilization
    14. Practically Speaking: Is Sterilization the Right Choice for You?
    15. Emergency Contraception
  3. Abortion
    1. Methods of Abortion
    2. A Decline in the Prevalence of Abortion
    3. Women and Abortion
    4. Men and Abortion
    5. The Abortion Debate
    6. Research Issues