Human Sexuality (SS2711)
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Reference area (first floor)
- Sex & Sexuality -- 306.77 S518
- Vol 1: Sexuality Today
- Vol. 2 Sexual Function & Dysfunction
- Vol. 3: Sexual Deviation & Offenses
- 4-6 page scholarly articles.
- Reproductive Issues in America — 616.69206 M5688r
- Overview of many reproductive subjects.
- Topics include: Reproductive Rights, Politics of Abortion, Contraception, Assisted Reproduction, etc.
- Facts & Statistics cover Abortion, HIV and Pregnancy, and Sex Education in the Classroom.
- Gay & Lesbian Issues — 305.90664 S8492g
- Thorough history of the Gay Rights movement
- Offers opposing viewpoints on subjects such as "causes" of homosexuality, includes summaries of important legal cases and laws.
- Psychology of Prejudice & Discrimination: Bias Based on Gender & Sexual Orientation —303.385 P9745 v. 3
- Scholarly articles on issues surrounding gender prejudices.
- Chapters include "Fighting Evil Gender Messages or Post Modern Paradox?" and "Life Experiences of Working & Stay at Home Mothers."
- Sex: Opposing Viewpoints — 306.7 S518
- Articles provide opposing viewpoints.
- For example: "Same Sex Marriage Will Undermine the Institition of Marriage" and "Same Sex Marriage Does Not Threaten the Institute of Marriage" "Prostitution is Harmful" and "Prostitution Should be Legalized."
- Human Sexuality: Annual Editions-- 505 H9183 2005/6
- Scholarly articles on many topics of human sexuality.
- Articles include: "Whay are we gay?" "The New Gender Wars" "A Tale of Two Mothers"
- Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media -- 302.23083 E563
- Thorough entries on hundreds of topics effecting children through all forms of media. Entries include topics of sex and gender.
Find Books & Videos at the Landmark College Library
Use WebCat to search for others.
Suggested search terms: sex, sexual, gender, sexuality, gender identity, sex role, mass media, sexual orientation.
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Book stacks (second floor)
- The Praeger Handbook of Transsexuality: Changing gender to match mindset —2006-- Rachel Ann Heath — 306.768 H437P
- Sexualized Violence Against Women and Children: a psychology and law perspective — 2004 -- B.J. Cling — 362.883 S518
- Virginity Lost: an intimate portrait of first sexual experiences — 2005-- Laura M. Carpenter — 306.7 C296V
- Undoing Gender — 2004-- Judith Butler — 305.3 B985U
- Brain Gender -- 2005-- Melissa Hines-- 155.3 H662B
- Selling Anxiety: how the news media scare women -- 2007-- Caryl Rivers-- 302.2308 R622S
- Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: the frightening new normalcy of hating your body -- 2007 -- Courtney E. Martin-- 306.4613 M379P
- Unhooked: how young women pursue sex, delay love and lose at both -- 2007-- Laura Sessions Stepp-- 306.7308 S838U
- America's War on Sex: the attack on law, lust and liberty -- 2006 -- Marty Klein-- 306.70973 K64A
- Gender & the Media -- 2007-- Rosalind Gill -- 302.23082 G475G
- Kidstuff: Marketing sex & violence to America's children -- 2003-- Diane Ravitch-- 303.6 K466
EBooks (Find others in WebCat)
Videos in our collection (second floor)
- Spin the Bottle [VHS] — 362.292 SPI
- Raising Cain [DVD]-- 305.2308 R1598
- History of Sex [DVD] -- 306.7 H673
- Gender Communication [DVD] -- 302.224 G325
- Beyond Killing Us Softly: the impact of media images on women & girls [VHS] -- 659.1042 BEY
Find Books & Videos Available from Other Libraries
- Search in WorldCat for materials available from other libraries.
- Bring a print out of the book you want to the front desk of the library.
- Allow up to two weeks (average is one week) for the materials to arrive.
Find Articles
Can't find the article?
- Search for the title of the journal in Serials Solutions to see if the full text is available in one of our databases.
- If the full text is not available bring the citation to the front desk of the library.
- We will get the article from another library.
Databases
Academic Search Premier
Scholarly articles from journals and magazines. Includes book reviews.
- Use "quoation marks" to search for phrases.
- Once you have a results list, Narrow By Subject.
- Try an Advanced Search and search for terms in the Abstract.
General OneFile
Scholarly articles from journals, magazines, and newspaper reports.
- Make sure you click on the Academic Journals tab!!
- Try a Subject Guide Search and use the Subdivisions to narrow your topic.
- Hint: use only one very broad term Example: Gender
- Try an Advanced Search and search for terms in the Abstract field.
- Hint: search for more than one term at a time.
- Put each term on a different line. Example: Sexuality, Japan
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Websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/sexsecrets/
- Companion to a 2005 BBC television series about gender differences that considered the question, "Are men and women's brains wired differently?" Features the Sex ID test.
http://www.guttmacher.org/
- "Advancing sexual and reproductive health world wide through research policy analysis and public education."
- Includes many fact sheets and policy articles on topics from a range of subjects: abortion, adolescents, contraception, HIV/AIDS, pregnancy, sex & relationships, technology & bioethics.
Citations
Use the Landmark College Citation Guide
Contact your class librarian Elizabeth Dolinger extension 1628
Or the Main Desk of the Library extension 1648
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