Few human behaviors are governed more profoundly by the complex pathway of rules,
thoughts, and ways of life—what we call culture—than sexuality, rendering the “science of�…

Here we explain how practitioners can use insights from anthropological studies of
medicine, gender, and sexuality to provide more responsive sexual health care�…

Sexology and sex therapy are not practiced in the same way in different cultures, even in
different countries belonging to the same Western culture. A cultural approach to sexology�…

The emergence of the “new sex therapies” in the early 1970s has brought more people, from
more diverse cultural groups, to seek help for sexual problems. However, the directive�…

The last twenty years have seen a growth in multi-disciplinary work in the area of sexuality,
culture and health. What was once a set of specialist concerns has been steadily�…

In this multidisciplinary study of human sexuality, an international team of scholars looks at
the influences of nature and nurture, biology and culture, and sex and gender in the sexual�…

Sex is a universal component of human experience. Its influence stretches across all
cultures and societies, and helps define who we are and how we came to be. Sexuality is a�…

Page 1 HANDBOOK OF HUMAN SEXUALITY Benjamin B. Wolman, Editor John Money,
Consulting Editor MORE THAN 20 OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC AUTHOR- ITIES ON HUMAN�…

Sexual behaviour is particularly open to cultural and social influences. The work of
anthropologists and sociologists spanning several decades has shown how cultural and sub�…

Abstract Purpose of Review The high global prevalence of sexual problems requires
treatments that are adapted for use with people from diverse cultures. The process of cultural�…