Gender and Sexuality Development

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Measuring Sex Differences and Similarities

   • Marco Del Giudice

   Pages 1-38

3. Prenatal Steroid Hormones and Sex Differences in Juvenile Rhesus Macaque Behavior

   • Kim Wallen

   Pages 39-72

4. Biological Approaches to Studying Gender Development

   • Vickie Pasterski, Dimitris Bibonas

   Pages 73-99

5. Social Influences on Gender Development: Theory and Context

   • Emily F. Coyle, Megan Fulcher

   Pages 101-124

6. Contemporary Cognitive Approaches to Gender Development: New Schemas, New Directions, and New Conceptualizations of Gender

   • Rachel E. Cook, Carol Lynn Martin, Matthew G. Nielson, Sonya Xinyue Xiao

   Pages 125-157

7. Origins and Consequences of Childhood Gender Segregation: Toward an Integrative Developmental Systems Model

   • Campbell Leaper

   Pages 159-205

8. Gender, Toys, and Play: How Gendered Early Experiences Shape Later Development

   • Erica S. Weisgram

   Pages 207-232

9. Family Gender Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence

   • Olivenne D. Skinner, Susan M. McHale

   Pages 233-253

10. Gender Stereotypes and Education

    • Lin Bian

    Pages 255-275

11. Gender-Based Discrimination in Childhood and Adolescence

    • Christia Spears Brown, Michelle J. Tam

    Pages 277-299

12. Gender and Sexuality in Disorders/Differences of Sex Development

    • Baudewijntje P. C. Kreukels, Tim C. van de Grift

    Pages 301-322

13. Sexuality Development in Childhood

    • Gu Li

    Pages 323-356

14. Sexual Pleasure in Adolescence: A Developmental Sexual Embodiment Perspective

    • J. Dennis Fortenberry, Devon J. Hensel

    Pages 357-384

15. Pornography Use in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

    • Aleksandar Štulhofer, Taylor Kohut, Goran Koletić

    Pages 385-421

16. A Review of Theoretical Models and Lifespan Approaches to the Study of Sexual Offending

    • Skye Stephens, Kailey Roche, Sarah Moss

    Pages 423-441

17. Learned but Not Chosen: A Reward Competition Feedback Model for the Origins of Sexual Preferences and Orientations

    • Adam Safron, Victoria Klimaj

    Pages 443-490

18. Carving the Biodevelopment of Same-Sex Sexual Orientation at Its Joints

    • Doug P. VanderLaan, Malvina N. Skorska, Diana E. Peragine, Lindsay A. Coome

    Pages 491-537

19. Mental Health Among LGBT Youth

    • Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Brian C. Thoma

    Pages 539-565

20. Asexuality: When Sexual Attraction Is Lacking

    • Lori A. Brotto, Sonia Milani

    Pages 567-587

This book showcases a wealth of knowledge and insight on gender and sexuality development. With contributions from leading researchers, it covers a comprehensive set of topics at the forefront of the field and strikes a balance between traditional and emerging areas of study. Given that gender and sexuality are shaped by myriad influences, this book is modelled on an interdisciplinary perspective and delves into biological, comparative, psychological, cognitive, social, cultural, and clinical approaches. In so doing, this collection conveys the rich tapestry of gender and sexuality science and will hold value for many. For those already in the field, this book provides an excellent resource for brushing up on the latest and for inspiring the next phases of scientific investigation. Those who are newer to the field, including undergraduate and graduate students, stand to gain tremendously from not only the thoughtful and informative content, but also from the interdisciplinary approach modelled throughout the book. Beyond academia, this book is a valuable resource for clinicians and policy makers who deal with child and adolescent issues.

• gender
• sexuality
• development
• gender variance
• gender nonconformity
• gender dysphoria
• disorders of sex development
• sexual orientation
• LGBT
• hypersexuality
• childhood sexual abuse
• adolescent sexuality
• sex hormones
• pornography use
• gender cognition
• gender discrimination
• gender transition
• pedophilia
• gender segregation
• gender stereotyping

• Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada

  Doug P. VanderLaan

• Gender Studies Programme and Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

  Wang Ivy Wong

Dr. Doug P. VanderLaan is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga and Collaborator Scientist in Child and Youth Psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. His research examines within-sex variation in sexual orientation and gender expression development from a biopsychosocial perspective.

Dr. Wang Ivy Wong is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Principal Investigator of the Gender Development Laboratory. Her research focuses on gender development and social cognition across the life span. She is interested in the social, cognitive, and biological foundations and consequences of gendered behavior and social interactions, and the expression and consequences of these issues in daily life.