The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States
New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the YearThe Social Organization of Sexuality reports the complete results of the nation's most comprehensive representative survey of sexual practices in the general adult population of the United States. This highly detailed portrait of sex in America and its social context and implications has established a new and original scientific orientation to the study of sexual behavior.Theoretical background -- The study design -- Sexual practices and profiles of sexual expression -- The social organization of subjective sexual preferences -- The number of partners -- Sexual networks --Epidemiological implications of sexual networks -- Homosexuality --Formative sexual experiences -- Sex, health, and happiness -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Sex and fertility -- Sex, cohabitation, and marriage -- Normative orientations toward sexuality
