Ch. 1 People, Places, Things Flashcards
What publication is Richard von Krafft-Ebing known for?
Psychopathia Sexualis
Name two examples of achievements in the field of Biomedical research…
- Hormone-based contraception
- Methods to prevent, cure, treat STIs
- Technology to treat infertility in men and women
- Improving safety of pregnancy and childbirth
- Drug treatment for reproductive cancers
- Drug treatments for erectile disorder, premature ejac, low sex drive, in men
Sexology demands expertise in what four major disciplines?
Biology, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology
Name four tenets of the World Association for Sexual Health’s 2014 Declaration of Sexual Rights…
- The right to equality and non-discrimination
- The right to life, liberty and security of the person
- The right to autonomy and bodily integrity
- The right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment
- The right to be free from all forms of violence and coercion
- The right to privacy
- The right to the highest attainable standard of health, including sexual health; with the possibility of pleasurable, satisfying and safe sexual experiences
- The rights to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and it’s application
- The right to information
- The right to education and the right to comprehensive sexuality education
- The right to enter, form and dissolve marriage and solar types of relationships based on equality and full and free consent
- The right to decide whether to have children, the number and spacing of children, and to have the information and the means to do so
- The right to the freedom of thought, opinion and expression
- The right to freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- The right to participation in public and political life
- The right to access to justice, remedies, and redress
What was Margaret Sanger known for?
Campaigned for women’s right to practice contraception
Promoted research that led to contraceptive pill
Founded org that later became Planned Parenthood
How has the idea of marriage transformed?
- Sex as recreational function rather than reproductive
- Decline in birth rates
- Women viewed as property, now acceptable to be sexually active before marriage
- Divorce more common now, nearly 50% in US
What are six reasons to study sexuality?
- Improve understanding of your genitals & your partners’
- Learn about how ppl communicate on sexual topics
- Help you maintain satisfying relationships and avoid abusive one
- Encourage you to be more understanding of unusual sexual desires & behaviors
- Lessen the chance of harming or infecting your partner
- Become more discriminating consumer of media and advertising rel. to sex/sexuality
What IU alum and trained zoologist undertook large-scale sex surveys and set the stage for sexual research in the U.S.?
Alfred Kinsey
What American anthropologist studied non-western sexuality and published “Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilization”? What did she hope to accomplish? Why was this publication controversial?
- Margaret Mead
- She sought to challenge restrictive sexual services of 1920s U.S.
- Allegations that she misrepresented her findings to portray sexual behavior & gender roles as more culturally dependent than they actually are
Who was Peter Goodfellow?
British geneticist, helped decipher genetic pathways involved in sex determination
In William Master’s “Human Sexual Response”, what are the four stages of genital response?
- Excitement
- Plateau
- Orgasm
- Resolution
What did William Master’s believe about homosexuals?
That they could be converted to heterosexuality
What research assistant, and later wife, did William Master’s work alongside?
Virginia Johnson
What are the benefits and detriments of increased urbanization on sex/sexuality?
- Led to increased spread of STIs (like syphilis)
- Validated sexual diversity (like gay or fetish communities)
- Virtual urbanization has increased access to information and education
- Virtual urbanization has led to the imitation of sexuality through role models
Name examples of how people calculate the value or cost of sexual relationships:
Costs: loss of time; money, damaged reputation
Benefits: security, sexual pleasure
