Second International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality

A decade after the publication of the first International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality, there have been fundamental shifts in how we measure sexual and gender identities and the breadth of available population-level sexuality data. The chapters in this second edition of this handbook provide guidance on methodological approaches involved in studying population sexuality, as well as insight into the ways that sexuality shapes key demographic outcomes. Chapters examine how we measure sexual identities and behaviors on surveys, sexuality changes across the life course, international perspectives on sexual behaviors and identities, and the ways that sexual identities shape families, labor market experiences, and health outcomes. Despite these developments, we still know relatively little about key demographic questions related to fertility and migration for sexual minorities, as well as about understudied topics of sexuality that fall outside of risk-focused analyses. In particular, much of our understanding of sexuality has been motivated by controlling the spread of sexually transmitted infections or adolescent pregnancies, rather than understanding motivations for sexual interactions, such as pleasure. Accordingly, although the research set forth in this book provides insight into existing knowledge of sexual behavior and of sexual minority populations, the chapters also point researchers and policymakers toward needed areas of research and data collection.

Part 1. Introduction. - 1. Introduction to the Demography of Sexuality (Amanda K. Baumle & Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill). - Part 2. Conceptualization and Measurement. - 2. Dangerous Data: Seeing Social Surveys through the Sexuality Prism (Laurel Westbrook, Jamie Budnick, & Aliya Saperstein). - 3. Best Practices: Collecting and Analyzing Data on Sexual Minorities (Kellan Baker). - Part 3. Sexual Practices and Identities: The Global Picture. - 4. Sexual Behavior, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Identity in the United States: Data from the 2015-2019 National Survey of Family Growth (Anjani Chandra, Casey E. Copen, & William D. Mosher). - 5. Sexual Identities and the Labor Market in Canada (Nicole Denier and Sean Waite). - 6. Sexuality in Europe. - 7. Sexual Practices of Latin America and the Caribbean (Cecilia Gayet, Fatima Juarez, Michel Bozon). - 8. Sexual Practices in Africa. - 9. Sexuality in China (Dudley L. Poston, Jr.). - Part 4. Sexuality Across the Life Course. - 10. Adolescent Sexual Experiences(Jennifer Pearson & Lindsey Wilkinson). - 11. Demography of LGBTQ Reproductive Health (Bethany Everett). - 12. Health-Related Correlates of Longitudinal Changes in Sexual Experiences Among Midlife Same-sex and Different-sex Couples (Hye Won Chai, Debra Umberson, & Yiwen Wang). - 13. Sexuality Among Older Adults (Linda Waite). - Part 5. Sexual Identities. - 14. Prevalence and Spatial Distribution of Sexually Diverse Individuals in the US: Opportunities and Challenges Moving Forward (Krista K. Westrick-Payne, Wendy D. Manning, Francesca A. Marino). - 15. The Demography of Sexuality and the Labor Market (Amanda K. Baumle). - 16. Sexual Minorities and the Family (D Lane R. Compton). - 17. The Demography of Asexuality (Megan Carroll). - Part 6. Health Outcomes. - 18. Healthcare Access and Utilization among Sexual Minorities (Harry Barbee). - 19. Smoking Cessation Patterns Across Sexual Orientation and Race and Ethnicity (Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill). - 20. States of Inequality: Political Determinants of LGBTQ Health & Well-Being in the US Southeast (Austin Johnson & Chase Harless). - Part 7. Conclusion. - 21. The Future of the Demography of Sexuality (Amanda K. Baumle & Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill).