Title:	International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality
Authors:	Amanda K. Baumle
Keywords:	International Handbook
Issue Date:	2013
Publisher:	Springer
Description:	The field of demography has historically been slow to embrace research that addresses the heterogeneity of populations. 1 Indeed, research on the manner in which race and sex affect demographic outcomes has only become commonplace in the last 20–30 years (Saenz and Morales 2005 ; Riley 2005 ; Hauser and Duncan 1959 ) . It is perhaps unsurprising then that demographic research has paid little attention to sexuality as a whole, or to sexual orientation in particular. The majority of demographic articles that do mention some aspect of sexuality are those that focus on sexual behavior as it relates to sexually transmitted infections (e.g. Schiltz 1998 ; Ericksen and Trocki 1994 ; Smith 1991 ) . And, at demography conferences, sessions devoted solely to the examination of the demography of sexuality have occurred only in the past decade, and quite infrequently. Sexuality, therefore, has been introduced into the fi eld of demography primarily through its connections to sexual behavior (rather than identity or desire) and, in turn, reproduction. It is to be expected that sexual orientation and other aspects of sexuality would have found their fi rst entrance into the discipline through their interconnections with fertility, one of the core demographic processes. Indeed, it is noteworthy that so little demographic work has been done in the broad area of sexuality, given its undeniable tie to fertility outcomes. 2 More recent research, however, shows that sexuality affects demographic outcomes well beyond speci fi c studies estimating the odds of contracting sexually transmitted infections (see e.g. Baumle and Poston 2011 ; Baumle et al. 2009 ; Gates and Ost 2004 ; Walther and Poston 2004 ; Black et al. 2000 ). Sexuality results in differential outcomes on a number of issues that are fundamental to population study, including migration, fertility, morbidity, and other areas (see e.g. Baumle et al. 2009 ; Gates and Ost 2004 ) . It is important, therefore, for demographers to consider the effects of sexuality on demographic factors, in addition to how sexuality intersects with other demographic characteristics—such as sex and gender—to shape outcomes. This handbook takes a step toward encouraging the incorporation of sexuality variables into demographic analyses, as well as demographic theory and models. In this introductory chapter, I provide a brief overview of the history of research on population sexuality, as well as explore what it would mean to formalize the development of the demography of sexuality. I conclude by highlighting the sections of this handbook and the topics covered herein.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/52505
ISBN:	978-94-007-5512-3
Appears in Collections:	Population Studies

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