Sexual materials and pornography in today's society -- Theoretical foundation and conceptual tools -- Repression and censorship : early and continuing attempts to suppress sexual materials and pornography -- Sex on the printed page : from literary classics to Playboy and x-rated comics -- Sex in academe : from Kinsey's research to porn studies -- Sex therapy : the profession, the business, the hucksters, and the spammers -- Sex on film : stag movies, porn flicks, Hollywood nc-17, videos/dvds -- Radio and television : from cautious beginnings to shock jocks and anything-goes cable and satellite TV -- Sex on the internet : unlimited and uncontrolled -- The hypersexual society : where we are and what lies ahead.