Discovering Human Sexuality - Softcover

Discovering Human Sexuality is unique in both approach and content. The authors have a point of view, but still provide balanced coverage of controversial issues. The boxes are wonderful. One of the things I like about it is the inclusion of historical and cross-cultural detail in the boxes. It’s a very readable and beautiful book. The illustrations and diagrams are excellent (the best of any text I have ever used.)

I absolutely love this book. I'm not even sure how I would have taught this course without it. The breadth of information is all-encompassing and presented extremely well... One thing I really like about the text is the language. I feel like the author is like my cool sexologist aunt. The wording is professional and tactful, without being pedantic. I think the students find it informative without being talked down to. It's hard to put the book down because it draws you in. (Stephanie Marin Rothman, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)

I love the book. I have reviewed several human sexuality textbooks and the LeVay et al. is consistently the best I have encountered. The book effectively uses scientific research to illumine the subject of human sexuality in a very understandable way... Every time that I have used the LeVay et al. text, the students' response has always been very favorable. (James E. Vaughn, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma)

Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press.

Discovering Human Sexuality is an evidence-based, accessible introduction to the study of sexuality and the diverse ways in which it brings joys and challenges to our lives. The backgrounds of the authors―in biology, sociology, teaching, and writing―have made possible a text that is multidisciplinary, authoritative, sex-positive, and a delight to read. Now in its third edition, Discovering Human Sexuality has established itself as a popular and widely praised text that respects diversity both in the sexual world and among the students who read it.

The third edition maintains the overall presentation of its predecessors, but adds coverage of recent sex-related developments in research, medicine, law, politics, and social trends. In addition, the authors have included two substantial appendices: one looks at sex and sexuality from an evolutionary perspective; the other provides additional material regarding the role of the nervous system in sexual functioning. The two appendices have been developed from sections of the authors' other text, Human Sexuality. The intent is to provide options for more advanced learning while leaving the main text accessible to students with more limited backgrounds in biology.

The third edition has many new boxes, illustrations, FAQs, and other features, as well as countless new references. What shines through is the richness of ideas about human sexuality that only an interdisciplinary collaboration can provide.