From Vanderbilt's Collection
Handbook for Conducting Research on Human Sexuality by Call Number: Central, HQ60 .H353 2002 and Available onlineISBN: 0805834370
Researching Non-Heterosexual Sexualities by Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9781409412656Publication Date: 2012-10-28- Sexual behavior in the human female byCall Number: Central, HQ18 .U5 I6
- Sexual behavior in the human male byCall Number: Central, HQ18 .U5 K5
Organizations
- CREGS: Center for Research and Education on Gender and SexualityOur Mission
To produce and disseminate knowledge and resources that address the impact of gender on health and well-being, promote healthy sexuality, and reduce sexual and reproductive health disparities. - International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health"ISSWSH is a multidisciplinary, academic, and scientific organization whose purposes are: To provide opportunities for communication among scholars, researchers, and practitioners about women's sexual function and sexual experience; To support the highest standards of ethics and professionalism in research, education, and clinical practice of women's sexuality, and; To provide the public with accurate information about women's sexuality and sexual health"
- SSSS: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality"SSSS is a non-profit professional membership organization. ... Membership of the Society includes anthropologists, biologists, educators, historians, nurses, physicians, psychologists, sociologists, theologians, therapists, and many other disciplines."
- SSTAR: The Society for Sex Therapy and Research"The Society for Sex Therapy and Research is composed of a broad range of professionals who have clinical or research interests in human sexual concerns. SSTAR's goals are to facilitate communications among clinicians who treat problems of sexual function, sexual identity, and reproductive life, and to provide a forum for exchange of ideas between those interested in research in human sexuality and those whose primary activities are patient care."
- The Kinsey Institute"Our mission: To foster and promote a greater understanding of human sexuality and relationships through research, outreach, education, and historical preservation
Our goal: To be the premier research institute on human sexuality and relationships."
Recent Statistics
- Sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual orientation among adults aged 18-44 in the United States : data from the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (PDF)Hyattsville, Md. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2016
Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
To get a sense of what we might have on the topic of sexuality education, try a "SUBJECT begins with" search in Library Catalog using one of the sample Library of Congress Subject Headings listed below:
- Sexual behavior surveys United States
- Young adults Sexual behavior United States
