Psychology of Sexual Orientation, Behavior, and Identity

LOUIS DIAMANT is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, having served as Chair and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In addition, he serves as psychologist for intercollegiate athletics and has a private practice in clinical psychology. His research interests include sexual orientation, sexual identification, and the psychology of sports and fitness. Previous publications include Male and Female Homosexuality: Psychological Approaches (1987) and Homosexual Issues in the Workplace (1993).RICHARD D. McANULTY is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia. His research interests include problems of sexuality, the paraphilias, and issues in classification and assessment. He has served as consulting editor for several journals including the Journal of Sex Research.

• PrefaceIntroductionSexual Orientation: Some Historical Perspective by Louis DiamantThe Psychobiology of Sexual Arousal and Behavior by David L. RowlandTheoretical Explanations of Sexual OrientationBiological Aspects of Sexual Orientation and Identity by Milton DiamondSexual Orientation and Development: An Interactive Approach by Michael R. Kauth and Seth C. KalichmanPsychoanalysis and Male Homosexuality by Kenneth LewesSexual Behavior and Orientation: Learning and Conditioning Principles by Geary S. Alford, Joseph J. Plaud, and Tavia L. McNairSexual Orientation: What Have We Learned from Primate Research by Karen HambrightSexual Dysfunctions in Nonclinical PopulationsSexual Dysfunction among Heterosexual Adults by Michael P. Carey and Christopher GordonOvercome: Repositioning Lesbian Sexualities by Ruth Fassinger and Susan MorrowSex Therapy for Gay and Bisexual Men by Andrew Behrendt and Kenneth GeorgeClinical Disorders of Sexual Behavior and IdentityThe Paraphilias: Classification and Theory by Richard D. McAnultySexual Sadism and Masochism by Bethany Lohr and Henry E. AdamsPedophilia by Gene Abel and Candice OsbornPerpetrators of Incest by Patricia LongHypersexuality and Impulsive Sexual Behavior by Victor Malatesta and Matthew RobinsonGender Identity Disorders: A Developmental Perspective by Kenneth ZuckerSexual Orientation and Social IssuesSexual Reorientation Therapy for Pedophiles: Practices and Controversies by Howard Barbaree, Anthony Bogaert, and Michael SetoRace and Sexuality in the United States by Rupert Francis, Frederick Ernst, Jessy Devieux, and Joyce PerkinsSexuality and Disability by Stanley Ducharme and Kathleen GillSexuality and Sexual Orientation in the Military and Other Social Institutions by Larry LanceThe Development of Gender Roles: Societal Influences by Marjorie HardySexuality and Religion by Vern BulloughSexuality and Sexual Orientation: Adjustments to Aging by Kelly KyesGender, Sexuality, and Sexual Behavior in an Age of Sexual Epidemic by Nancy Roth and Raul Goyo-ShieldsSexual Orientation and the Law by Michael McGee