Bobby Flay, New York Times bestselling author, is the chef-owner of the fine-dining restaurants Gato, Bar Americain, Mesa Grill, and Bobby Flay Steak and numerous Bobby's Burger Palaces. He is the host of many popular cooking shows on Food Network--from the Emmy-winning Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction to Iron Chef America, Beat Bobby Flay, and Food Network Star--as well as Brunch @ Bobby's on Cooking Channel and the online series Bobby Flay Fit. His website is www.bobbyflay.com. Stephanie Banyas has been Bobby Flay's business assistant since 1997. She is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and lives in New York City. Sally Jackson began working for Bobby Flay in 2001. A member of the theater company Eastcheap Rep, she is a New York City--based food writer and actress.
Ericksen and Steffen present a well-written summary of sex surveys in the US from 1898 to the late 1990s. Using concepts from the sociology of knowledge, the authors assert that studies about sexual behavior and attitudes both reflected and affected the contemporary culture in which the surveys were conducted. They describe the political, funding, and public opinion problems faced by researchers on sexuality, emphasizing especially how the topics examined, phrasing of the questions asked, nonrandomness of the samples used, and interpretation of the data shaped the results. Starting with early, usually puritanical studies presented to limited professional audiences and moving to later, frequently antipuritanical research widely publicized by the media, the authors show how the surveys were often used by nonresearchers to further political, religious, and social agendas. -- R. W. Smith Choice