Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States Book

	List of Illustrations
	List of Tables
	Acknowledgments
	Prologue
1	Theoretical Background	3
2	The Study Design	35
3	Sexual Practices and Profiles of Sexual Expression	77
4	The Social Organization of Subjective Sexual Preferences	148
5	The Number of Partners	172
6	Sexual Networks	225
7	Epidemiological Implications of Sexual Networks	269
8	Homosexuality	283
9	Formative Sexual Experiences	321
10	Sex, Health, and Happiness	351
11	Sexually Transmitted Infections	376
12	Sex and Fertility	442
13	Sex, Cohabitation, and Marriage	475
14	Normative Orientations toward Sexuality	509
	Epilogue	541
	Appendix A: Sampling Procedures and Data Quality	549
	Appendix B: Comparisons of the NHSLS with Other Data Sets	571
	Appendix C: Text of the NHSLS Questionnaire	606
	References	679
	Author Index	707
	Subject Index	712