Ira L.Reiss

Email: irareiss@comcast.net

 

List of Papers at this Website

Selected Articles & Chapters


“My Path to Sexual Science” pp. 187-212 in Ira L. Reiss and Albert Ellis, At the Dawn of the Sexual Revolution: Reflections on a Dialogue. (Walnut Creek, CA, AltaMira Press, 2002).

“Sexual Attitudes and Behavior,” Volume 21, pp. 13969-13973 in: Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (Editors-in-Chief) International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. New York: Elsevier Science Limited, 2001.

“Evaluating Sexual Science: Problems and Prospects,” Annual Review of Sex Research, 10 (1999) pp. 236-271.

"Reiss Male and Female Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scales," pp.496-498 in: Clive M. Davis, William L. Yarber, Robert Bauserman, George Schreer, and Sandra L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures. Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, l998.

"Reiss Extramarital Sexual Permissiveness Scales," 226-228 in: Clive M. Davis, William L. Yarber, Robert Bauserman, George Schreer, and Sandra L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures. Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998.

"An Introduction to the Many Meanings of Sexological Knowledge," Volume 1, pp.21-30 in: Robert T. Francoeur (Editor) International Encyclopedia of Sexuality. New York: Continuum Publishing Group, 1997. ---- An updated 2006 version of this article can be accessed in electronic form at the Kinsey Institute website: www.kinseyinstitute.org/ccies/introduction.php

"The Future of Sex Research and the Meaning of Science," Journal of Sex Research, 30 (February l993), pp. 3-11.

"Sexual Pluralism: Ending America's Sexual Crisis," SIECUS Report, 19 (February/March, 1991), pp.5-9.

"Evaluating Strategies to Avoid AIDS: Number of Partners Vs. Use of Condoms," with Robert K. Leik, Journal of Sex Research, 26 (November 1989), pp.411-433.

"Society and Sexuality: A Sociological Explanation," Chapter 1, pp.3-29 in: Kathleen McKinney and Susan Sprecher (eds.) Human Sexuality: The Societal and Interpersonal Context. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex Pub. Corporation, 1989.

"Some Observations on Ideology and Sexuality in America," Journal of Marriage and the Family, 43 (May, 1981), pp.271-283.

"Sexual Customs and Gender Roles in Sweden and America: An Analysis and Interpretation," pp.191-220 in: Helena Lopata (Ed.) Research on the Interweave of Social Roles: Women and Men. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, 1980.

"A Multivariate Model of the Determinants of Extramarital Sexual Permissiveness," with Ron Anderson and G.C. Sponaugle, Journal of Marriage and the Family, 42 (May, 1980), pp. 395-411.

"Heterosexual Permissiveness: A Theoretical Analysis," with Brent Miller, Chapter 4, pp.57-100 in: Wesley Burr, et al, (Eds.), Contemporary Theories About the Family: Research Based Theories, Volume One. New York: The Free Press, 1979.

"Changing Sociosexual Mores," Chapter 23, pp.311-325 in: John Money and Herman Musaph (Eds.) Handbook of Sexology, Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing, 1977.

"Premarital Contraceptive Usage: A Study and Some Theoretical Explanations," with Albert Banwart and Harry Foreman, Journal of Marriage and the Family, 37 (August, 1975), pp.617-630.

"Premarital Sex as Deviant Behavior: An Application of Current Approaches to Deviance," American Sociological Review, 35 (February, 1970), pp.78-87.

"Social Class and Campus Dating," Social Problems, 13 (Fall, 1965), pp.193-205.

"The Universality of the Family: A Conceptual Analysis," Journal of Marriage and the Family, 27 (November, 1965), pp.443-453.

"Social Class and Premarital Sexual Permissiveness: A Re-Examination," American Sociological Review, 30 (October, 1965), pp.747-756.

"Premarital Sexual Permissiveness among Negroes and Whites," American Sociological Review, 29 (October, 1964), pp.688-698.

"The Scaling of Premarital Sexual Permissiveness," Journal of Marriage and the Family, 26 (May, 1964), pp.188-198.

"Standards of Sexual Behavior," pp.996-1004 in: Albert Ellis and Albert Abarbanel (eds.), Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior. Volume Two. Hawthorn, 1961.

"Toward a Sociology of the Heterosexual Love Relationship," Marriage and Family Living, 22 (May, 1960), pp.139-145.

"The Treatment of Pre-Marital Coitus in 'Marriage and the Family' Texts," Social Problems, 4 (Aprial, 1957), pp.334-338.

"The Double Standard in Premarital Sexual Intercourse: A Neglected Concept," Social Forces, 34 (March, 1956), pp.224-230.

 

Selected Other Papers


Brief Overview of My Autonomy Theory from my 2006 book.

Brief Overview of My Cross Cultural Linkage Theory from my 2006 book.

Brief Overview of My Sexual Pluralism Theory from my 2006 book.

“Reiss Short Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale Explained”

“Clarifying Book Publisher Errors”

 

 

 

For full information on my publications see the Vita section of this website. See My Latest Book section of this website for information on my most recent work.