040 - Thematic Session. At the Frontier of Knowledge about Sexuality

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

This panel examines foundational questions about human sexuality, exploring not only the questions themselves but also the obstacles to theoretical development and empirical testing together with new ways to overcome the obstacles. The questions considered include: What shapes sexual desires, sex drive, sexual behavior, and what is their connection to human development, social inequality, and social development? What are the sources of norms of sexual behavior? And what accounts for variability in all these things across persons and societies as well as within persons and societies over time? The obstacles to the advancement of knowledge about sexuality include: the focus on risk and demographic concerns, the social identities of sexuality researchers, and data deficiencies. New ways to overcome the obstacles include new kinds of data and new models of human sexuality.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Guillermina Jasso, New York University

Presider

• Guillermina Jasso, New York University

Panelists

• Elizabeth A. Armstrong, University of Michigan

• David F. Greenberg, New York University

• Guillermina Jasso, New York University