International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality [Hardcover]

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.

I. Introduction to the Demography of Sexuality: 1: Introduction: The Demography of Sexuality (Amanda K. Baumle, University of Houston).- 2: Sexual Behavior and Practices: Data and Measurement (Stuart Michaels, University of Chicago).- 3:?Best Pratices: Collecting and Analyzing Data on Sexual Minorities?(Laura Durso and Gary Gates, The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law).- II. Sexual Practices: The Global Picture: 4: Sexual Behavior, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Attraction in the United States: Data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (Anjani Chandra, Casey E. Copen, lz