ABSTRACT

Curated by the chief editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, this book presents engaging and accessible chapters that capture current and essential research findings from leaders in the sexuality education field.

William J. Taverner brings together an impressive array of contributors to help sexuality professionals remain up-to-date on the most relevant issues in sex education today. Covering a spectrum of hot sexuality education topics, including abstinence, gender, innovative programs, pleasure, the politics of sexuality education, porn literacy, sexual orientation, and more, each chapter describes key findings on a particular topic, their significance, their practical application, and how these new developments have arrived. The book includes chapters that address individuals across all age ranges, from children to older adults, as well as sexuality education and training programs for specialized professions, such as nurses and school-based health occupations. Practical and clear, this book identifies priorities and trends in the field, addresses marginalized audiences and overlooked topics, and hopes to encourage important discussions to come.

Sex Education Research: A Look Between the Sheets provides a wide range of occupations and academic disciplines with a foundation of research essential to their work, 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.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|9 pages

Sex, Blood, and Redefining “Womanhood”

Intervening Early Intimate Health Messages

chapter 5|11 pages

Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse

Mixed Messages and Cultural Challenges

chapter 6|12 pages

“There Has to Be a Reason for Doing It”

Emerging Adults' Insights and Explanations of Male Circumcision

chapter 9|12 pages

Talking to Children about Pornography

Insights and Future Directions

chapter 10|11 pages

The Contents and Consumption of Porn

Who Is Watching What Exactly?

chapter 11|11 pages

In Search of Pleasure

An Examination of the Current State of Sexual Pleasure Education and Research in the United States

chapter 13|13 pages

Grassroots Health

A Sports-Based Health Promotion Program for Middle School Students

chapter 14|11 pages

Queering Sexuality Education

Current Research and Future Directions

chapter 15|11 pages

Sexual Consent Is More Than a Simple Yes or No

Ways to Promote Positive Sexual Consent Attitudes and Behaviors

chapter 16|11 pages

Sexuality and Safer Sex Communication

What Is Left Out of Sexuality Education in the United States?

chapter 18|12 pages

Sexual Health Promotion Among University Students

A Psychological Perspective

chapter 19|11 pages

Where Is the Student Health Services Building?

Sexual Health Needs of First-Generation College Students

chapter 20|11 pages

Emerging Adults' Sexual Motives and Behaviors

Implications for Youth Sexual Health Education

chapter 21|10 pages

Why Latino Bisexual Men Have Sex

Implications for Sexuality Education and Practice

chapter 22|10 pages

Millennial Perceptions of Sexuality

Making the Case for Better Sexuality Education