Human Sexuality: A Psychosocial Perspective, Plus Smarthinking Online Tutoring Service [Paperback]

Ruth K. Westheimer (Author), Sanford Lopater (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781760763 | ISBN-13: 978-0781760768 | Publication Date: April 13, 2004 | Edition: Second

The perfect combination of clinical experience and academic expertise, Westheimer and Lopater’s Human Sexuality goes beyond traditional introductory sexuality resources by delivering all the classic content in a unique psychosocial context. Dr. Ruth’s renowned experience as sex therapist and her appealing, reassuring nature make this an invaluable lifelong reference as well as an engaging textbook. New and revised content reflects important developments in topics such as gender, sexual identity, self-concept, and the psychosocial environment; sexual arousal and responsiveness; fertility and infertility; contraception; and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (April 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781760763
• ISBN-13: 978-0781760768
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #516,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Germany in 1928, I was sent to a children's home in Switzerland at the age of ten which became an orphanage for most of the German Jewish students who had been sent there to escape the Holocaust. At 17 I went to Israel where I fought for the country's independence as a member of the Haganah, the Jewish freedom fighters. I then moved to Paris where I studied at the Sorbonne and taught kindergarten. I immigrated to the U.S. in 1956 and obtained my Masters Degree in Sociology from the Graduate Faculty of the New School of Social Research. In 1970, I received a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in the Interdisciplinary Study of the Family from Columbia University Teacher's College.
My work at Planned Parenthood is what prompted me to further my education in human sexuality by studying at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center.
My TV show Sexually Speaking first aired in 1980 as a 15-minute taped show, which then increased in popularity and became a nationally syndicated radio show.
In recent years, I have made regular appearances on the PBS Television children's show Between the Lions as "Dr. Ruth Wordheimer" in a parody of my therapist role, in which I help anxious readers and spellers overcome their fear of long words.
Currently I am an Adjunct Professor at N.Y.U. and an Associate Fellow of Calhoun College at Yale University, where I teach a course on the American family. I am also a Fellow of Butler College at Princeton University, where I will teach a course on the Jewish family. In addition to having my own private practice I am a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and frequently lecture at universities across the country.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Older edition but good enough to be used as reference, February 27, 2009

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This review is from: Human Sexuality: A Psychosocial Perspective, Plus Smarthinking Online Tutoring Service (Paperback)

This has little bit old information but good enough for learning it for first time use. It's got good illustration and information that's useful like how a human sexual organ, step-by-step arouses and engorges with blood on both genders, and shows which parts are called what and how it changes during sexual arousal. And body parts change position even in anticipation of seminal fluids from male ejaculation. That's all interesting and it further goes into the political and socialization.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good buy, October 5, 2010

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I saved $50 by purchasing this book on Amazon instead of the book store. It was new,still in its package. Thanks!