CH 1 Flashcards
Gender
being male, female, or some other gender such as trans
gender binary
conceptualizing gender as having only two categories, male and female
alfred kinsey
sex is behavior that leads to orgasm
sexual behavior
behavior that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm
who discovered sperm swimming in human semen
Anton von Leeuwenhoek
Oskar Hertwig
observed fertilization of egg and sperm in sea urchins
who were the contributors to the study of sex
-Freud
-Henry Havelock Ellis
-Richard von Krafft Ebing
-Magnus Hirschfield
Henry Havelock Ellis
-women are sexual creatures
-sexual deviations from the norm are harmless
-urged society to accept sexual deviations
-forerunner of modern sex research
Richard von Krafft
-pathological sexuality
-sadism, masochism, pedophilia
magnus hirschfield
-founded first sex research institute
cultivation theory
people began to think that what they see on TV and in other media represents mainstream of what happens in real life in our culture
framing theory
media draws attention to certain topics and not others
social cognitive theory
analyzes how the media influences behaviors, thoughts, and affect through process such as modeling, imitation, identification
reinforcing spiral theory
ones social identity and ideologies predict ones media use
differential susceptibility model
not everyone reacts the same to the same media exposure
what are the 3 themes of culture
1.) indivudualism
2.) collectivism
3.) honor
what do individualistic cultures stress
-independence
-autonomy
-individual rights of people
what do collectivistic cultures stress
-emphasize interdependence and connections with people
what do honor cultures stress
-individual reputation and respect/honor that people show towards others
what influences our understanding of human sexual behaviors
ethnocentrism
ethnocentrism
tendency to regard ones own ethnic group and culture as superior to others and to believe that its customs and way of life are the standards by which other cultures should be judged
machismo/macho
-maleness/virility
-mystique of manliness
-tolerate mens sexual infidelities
marianismo
motherhood highly valued
-virginity until marriage
core values of sexuality for asian americans
1.) collectivism
2.) conformity to norms
3.) emotional control
sexual health
state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well being in relation to sexuality