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Subject(s)

• Sexual minorities—Statistics [Browse]

Related name

• Baumle, Amanda K. [Browse]

Series

• International handbooks of population ; v. 5. [More in this series]
• International handbooks of population, 1877-9204 ; v. 5 [More in this series]

Subseries of

International Handbooks of Population

Summary note

The International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality is the first book to specifically address the study of sexuality from a demographic perspective. Demographic research has largely paid little attention to sexuality as a whole, or sexual orientation in particular, other than in studies examining the “consequences” of sex – sexually transmitted infections or fertility. Instead, the content of this handbook explores population sexuality in order to describe the prevalence of sexual behaviors, desires, and identities, as well as their connections with other demographic outcomes. The focus is on analyzing sexuality as a demographic topic in its own right, rather than solely as a variable in studies of sexually transmitted infection or other health-related topics. In this book, both researchers with traditional demographic backgrounds, as well as those with training in other disciplines, provide an overview of the state of current research on population sexuality. These chapters provide a foundation for the development of research in the burgeoning field of the demography of sexuality.

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Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• pt. I. Introduction to the demography of sexuality
• pt. II. Sexual practices : the global picture
• pt. III. Sexual practices across the life course
• pt. IV. Sexual identities
• pt. V. Applied demography of sexuality : perspectives on policy
• pt. VI. Conclusion.

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ISBN

94-007-5512-0

OCLC

843979418

Doi

• 10.1007/978-94-007-5512-3

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