RESEARCHER ON HUMAN SEXUALITY WILL DESCRIBE SEX IN AMERICA	

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 7 -- Noted sociologist Edward O.
Laumann will speak on "Sex in America:  A Comprehensive Introduction
to the National Sex Survey" Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. at the
University of Virginia.  The talk will be held in Room 125 of Minor
Hall.
	Known for his research in the sociology of human sexuality,
Laumann is author of two 1994 books, "The Social Organization of
Sexuality" and "Sex in America."  Also among his 11 books is "The
Form and Substance of Urban Social Networks."
	The George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor at
the University of Chicago and director of the Ogburn Stouffer Center
for Population and Social Organization, Laumann is also editor of
the American Journal of Sociology.  Among his other research
interests are social stratification and the sociology of
professions, occupations and formal organizations.
	Laumann is vice president of the board of trustees of the
National Opinion Research Corporation and an associate director of
the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the Pritzker School of
Medicine.
	The talk is free and open to the public.  For more
information on the talk, sponsored by U.Va.'s Center for Survey
Research and the sociology department, call (804) 924-6529.
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November 6, 1995