International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality

Part I. Introduction to the Demography of Sexuality

1. Introduction: The Demography of Sexuality
Amanda K. Baumle

2. Sexual Behavior and Practices: Data and Measurement
Stuart Michaels

3. Best Practices: Collecting and Analyzing Data on Sexual Minorities
Laura E. Durso, Gary J. Gates

Part II. Sexual Practices: The Global Picture

4. Sexual Behavior, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Identity in the United States: Data from the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth
Anjani Chandra, Casey E. Copen, William D. Mosher

5. Sexual Practices of Latin America and the Caribbean
Cecilia Gayet, Fatima Juarez, Michel Bozon

6. Sexual Practices in Africa
Yanyi K. Djamba

7. Sexuality in China
Nicole Farris, Lei He, Dudley L. Poston, Carol S. Walther, Chris Russell, Heather Kincannon

Part III. Sexual Practices Across the Life Course

8. Sex in Committed Relationships
Pepper Schwartz, Brian J. Serafini, Ross Cantor

9. Adolescent Sexual Experiences
Jennifer Pearson, Lindsey Wilkinson

10. Sexuality Among Older Adults
Osmo Kontula

Part IV. Sexual Identities

11. The Prevalence of Gay Men and Lesbians
Christopher Scott Carpenter

12. Geography of the LGBT Population
Gary J. Gates

13. The Demography of Sexuality and the Labor Market
Amanda K. Baumle

14. The Family and Gay Men and Lesbians
D’Lane R. Compton

15. The Demography of Asexuality
Anthony F. Bogaert

16. The Demographics of the Transgender Population
Stacey Colton Meier, Christine M. Labuski

Part V. Applied Demography of Sexuality: Perspectives on Policy

17. Patterns of Relationship Recognition by Same-Sex Couples in the United States
M. V. Lee Badgett, Jody L. Herman

18. Sexuality in the Military
Karin Angelis, Michelle Sandhoff, Kimberly Bonner, David R. Segal

19. Demographics of Gay and Lesbian Adoption and Family Policies
Mary Ann Davis

20. Same-Sex Couples’ Construction of Census Categories
Carol S. Walther

Part VI. Conclusion

21. The Future of the Demography of Sexuality
Amanda K. Baumle

Nyckelord: Social Sciences, Demography, Sexual Behavior, Sociology, general