Sex Education Research

Curated by the chief editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, this book presents engaging and accessible chapters that capture current and essential research findings from leaders in the sexuality education field.
William J. Taverner brings together an impressive array of contributors to help sexuality professionals remain up-to-date on the most relevant issues in sex education today. Covering a spectrum of hot sexuality education topics, including abstinence, gender, innovative programs, pleasure, the politics of sexuality education, porn literacy, sexual orientation, and more, each chapter describes key findings on a particular topic, their significance, their practical application, and how these new developments have arrived. The book includes chapters that address individuals across all age ranges, from children to older adults, as well as sexuality education and training programs for specialized professions, such as nurses and school-based health occupations. Practical and clear, this book identifies priorities and trends in the field, addresses marginalized audiences and overlooked topics, and hopes to encourage important discussions to come.
Sex Education Research: A Look Between the Sheets provides a wide range of occupations and academic disciplines with a foundation of research essential to their work, such as public health professionals and students of human sexuality, gender studies, biology, psychology, sociology, as well as community educators, school nurses and health teachers, and administrative leaders affiliated with sexuality education programs at community-based organizations.

William J. Taverner, MA, CSE, an award-winning sexuality education leader, is chief editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education and founder and president of the Sex Ed Lecture Series.

1. CAREGIVERS AS SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATORS Aryn A. Benoit Scott Ronis 2.SEX, BLOOD, AND REDEFINING "WOMANHOOD": INTERVENING EARLY INTIMATE HEALTH MESSAGES Jacqueline N. Gunning Angela Cooke-Jackson Valerie Rubinsky 3. FIGHTING OPPRESSIVE MASCULINITY AT HOME: SEX TALKS WITH GAY, BISEXUAL, AND QUEER SONS Dalmacio D. Flores Eliza Magland Kate Hennessy Isabel Martinez Frances Agudo Sarah Abboud 4. MEMORABLE MESSAGES FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE FAMILY CONVERSATIONS WITH LGBTQ YOUTH Valerie Rubinsky Angela Cooke-Jackson 5. PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE: MIXED MESSAGES AND CULTURAL CHALLENGES Kathleen P. Allen Jennifer A. Livingston Amanda B. Nickerson 6. "THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR DOING IT": EMERGING ADULTS' INSIGHTS AND EXPLANATIONS OF MALE CIRCUMCISION Michelle M. Murray Katherine R. Allen 7. SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Deborah L. Rooks-Ellis Nicole Achey 8. IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Elizabeth K. Schmidt Megan Dougherty Natalie Robek Anna Murray 9. TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY: INSIGHTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Jessica D. Zurcher 10. THE CONTENTS AND CONSUMPTION OF PORN: WHO IS WATCHING WHAT EXACTLY? Dan J. Miller 11. IN SEARCH OF PLEASURE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SEXUAL PLEASURE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES Susan Milstein Genevieve Hunter Gina Lepore Taylor Hilliard Scott Hall 12. A CALL FOR AN EXPANSIVE COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION MODEL Juyeon Son Cindy Draws 13. THE GRASSROOT PROJECT: A SPORTS-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Tyler Spencer Jane Wallis Alexandra McAuliffe Dahanah Josias Sejour 14. QUEERING SEXUALITY EDUCATION: CURRENT RESEARCH AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Steven Hobaica Kyle Schofield Greg Keiser Paul Kwon 15. SEXUAL CONSENT IS MORE THAN A SIMPLE YES OR NO: WAYS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE SEXUAL CONSENT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS Kaylee P. Richmond Mark A. Levand Zoë D. Peterson 16. SEXUALITY AND SAFER SEX COMMUNICATION: WHAT IS LEFT OUT OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES? Katherine L. Grasso Lauren A. Trumbull 17. THE POTENTIAL OF SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS IN THE PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS Matej Sande 18. SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Rusi Jaspal Liam Wignall Claire Bloxsom 19. WHERE IS THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES BUILDING? SEXUAL HEALTH NEEDS OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS Robert J. Zeglin Julie W. Merten Danyelle Spohn 20. EMERGING ADULTS' SEXUAL MOTIVES AND BEHAVIORS: IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUTH SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION Kayley Davis McMahan Spencer Broderick Olmstead 21. WHY LATINO BISEXUAL MEN HAVE SEX: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEXUALITY EDUCATION AND PRACTICE Jonathan Garcia Miguel Muñoz-Laboy 22. MILLENNIAL PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUALITY: MAKING THE CASE FOR BETTER SEXUALITY EDUCATION Sara Hanafi Julie Lucero Karla Rodriguez 23. DIGITAL SEXUAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Chiao Wen Lan Alexandra Lightfoot David Gere Arianna Taboada Norweeta G. Milburn 24. VIDEO-BASED MICROSKILLS TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS: THE FUTURE OF TRAINING Regina Firpo-Triplett Tamara Kuhn Lane Edwards Diana Dull Akers