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Cultural Differences and the Practice of Sexual Medicine: A Guide for Sexual Health Practitioners

Cultural Differences and the Practice of Sexual Medicine: A Guide for Sexual Health Practitioners

Rowland, David L.
Jannini, Emmanuele A.

Hardcover

Series: Trends in Andrology and Sexual Medicine

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 3030362213
ISBN13: 9783030362218
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jan 28 2020
Pages: 347
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.38 Depth: 9.37
Language: English

The aim of this book is twofold: to promote an awareness of cultural differences in connection with sexual medicine among health care providers, and to demonstrate how such differences are relevant to the care and treatment of patients with sexual issues.

Individual sexuality represents the cumulative effects of biological, psychological, and cultural influences. Yet much of the study of sexuality--including issues ranging from sexual identity to sexual response--has been conducted through a Western lens. Although a substantial body of work in anthropology has taken up the study of human sexuality from a cross-cultural perspective, two points are notable. First, this work seldom crosses the desks of medical and psychological health practitioners, and second, the relevance of specific cultural differences is rarely apparent to the typical sexual health practitioner. To address this situation, this book adopts a global perspective, focusing on how cultural practices and values can impact health care, treatment, and outcomes. In this regard, it covers three broad domains: Sexual Identity and Orientation; Sexual Response and Dysfunction; and Sexual Diversity. Each chapter consists of two parts: a general description of the relevant issues, and a discussion of how these issues can be relevant to clinical practice.

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