Human Sexuality and Health - Research Guide
- Library of Congress Subject Headings for finding books (and media) in the Library Catalog, such as:
- AIDS (Disease)—Prevention
- Birth Control
- Child Abuse
- Childbirth
- Condoms
- Contraceptives
- Family Life Education
- Gender Identity
- Girls in Popular Culture
- Health—Sex Differences
- HIV Infections—Prevention
- Homosexuality
- Maternal Health Services
- Men—Health & Hygiene
- Papillomavirus Vaccines
- Prostitution
- Reproductive Rights
- Sex Customs
- Sex Factors in Disease
- Sex in Mass Media
- Sex Instruction for Children
- Sex Instruction for Teenagers
- Sex Role
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Behavior
- Sexuality
- Sexually Abused Children
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Teenage Pregnancy – Prevention
- Teenagers--Sexual Behavior
- Transsexualism
- Virginity
- Women—Diseases
- Women—Health & Hygiene
- Reference books: recent dictionaries/encyclopedias for definitions and topic introductions:
- Dictionary of Homophobia: Global History…Ref. HQ 76.4 .D5313 2008
- Encyclopedia of Child Abuse Ref. HV 6626.5 .C57 2007
- International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities Ref. HQ 1090 .I58 2007
- Encyclopedia of Women’s Health Ref. RA 778 .A494 2009
- Sexual Health Ref. HQ 21 .S47364 2007
- Selected recent book titles with their call number locations (Current Interest, HB, HD, HQ, 2nd floor; RA, RC, RG, RJ, 3rd floor):
- Adolescent Sexual Health Education HQ 35 .C284 2007
- Choosing to Heal RJ 507 .S49 .E45 2007
- Control of Childbirth RG 51 .B76 2008
- Fatal Misconception HB 883.5 .C65 2008
- Forbidden Fruit Current Interest BL 625.47 .R43 2007
- HPV Vaccine Controversy Current Interest QR 189.5 .P36 .K75 2008
- Humble Little Condom RC 888 .C65 2007
- Mosby’s Guide to Women’s Health RA 778 .O94 2007
- Our Bodies, Our Crimes HQ 1236.5 .U6 .F532 2009
- Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs Current Interest RC 200 .G74 2008
- Sex and the American Teenager HQ 27 .T448 2009
- Sexual Enslavement of Girls and Women Worldwide HQ 281 .P37 2008
- Sexual Paradox HD 6060.6 .P56 2008
- Sexualization of Childhood HQ 777 .S435 2009
- Why Men Die First Current Interest RA 777.8 .L44 2008
- Abstracting/indexing databases for finding specific journal articles, many in full-text electronic format; check 360 link and Periodicals Holdings:
- Academic Search Complete,
- CINAHL,
- Contemporary Women’s Issues,
- Education Full Text,
- Health Reference Center,
- Medline,
- Professional Development Collection,
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection,
- ScienceDirect,
- Social Sciences Abstracts,
- SocINDEX,
- Wilson OmniFile
- Selected journals (Periodicals in print format, 3rd floor, north):
- Adolescence,
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ScienceDirect),
- Archives of Sexual Behavior,
- Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality www.ejhs.org ,
- Journal of Adolescent Health,
- Journal of Marriage and the Family,
- Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy,
- Journal of Sex Research,
- Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,
- Sex Roles
- Suggested Websites:
- www.goaskalice.columbia.edu Go Ask Alice (Columbia U) Q&As on sexuality, sexual health, relationships, etc.
- www.guttmacher.org Guttmacher Institute … news, fact sheets, reports, media kits, publications on pregnancy prevention, AIDS, etc.
- www.plannedparenthood.org Planned Parenthood … birth control, safe sex, etc.
- www.siecus.org Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US … reviewed and recommended curriculum bibliography, publications, etc.
Prepared by Ellen Paterson, Health Bibliographer
Updated: 9/21/2006; 8/25/2009