Sex & Sexuality

Reviews the books, Sex and sexuality (Three-volume set): Volume 1. Sexuality today: Trends and controversies (see record 2006-08770-000); Volume 2. Sexuality today: Sexual function and dysfunction (see record 2006-08771-000); Volume 3. Sexuality today: Sexual deviations and sexual offenses by Richard D. McAnulty and M. Michele Burnette (see record 2006-08772-000). Rarely does a book series come along that presents so much in-depth, scholarly yet applicable practical information for the professional searching for an overview of how to address human sexuality in all of its dimensions. Of course, Sex and sexuality, a three-volume anthology, cannot address every aspect of human sexuality, but it encompasses a vast amount of information, along with comprehensive citations of the research to support it. The reviewer highly recommends this series (all three volumes together or individually) for the clinician seeking substantiation for her or his clinical approaches, for the academician searching for textbooks or articles for students at the advanced undergraduate or graduate levels, and for the researcher looking for well-documented theoretical and practical models for understanding the rich body of knowledge about the sexual aspects of humans. These books form the basis for a course in itself, together or independently, on the themes presented so well within each separate volume. From scholarly analyses to interpretations of modern trends and investigations into the context of research, these three volumes present a wide range of subjects for the academic, researcher, and (especially in Volume 2) the therapist or counselor addressing sexual problems within the clinical setting. Perhaps because these are actually edited anthologies, they are not an easy read. They do, however, serve the reader in a variety of ways to more greatly understand the research-theoretical and practical-behind our better understanding of human sexuality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)