Moving beyond a partial view of only biology and psychology, this work also examines the wide sociological dimensions of sex, looking at various types of relationships, complex family issues, parenting, the equality of women and men, and the challenge of making good personal choices during times when bodies mature, cultures collide, and values emerge. From the body and its development to the behaviors it produces, from attitudes and ideas about sex to standards of morality and law, from personal choices to their medical, emotional, and legal consequences, no topic associated with sex or gender or the social frameworks they generate escapes inclusion in this wide-ranging collection of up-to-date discussions. - Publisher.