Ch. 9: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence Flashcards
1
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why is it difficult to obtain data o sexuality from children
A
- parents & schools resist such studies
- retrospective reports from adults
- report from adolescents, national surveys
2
Q
what are the kinds of attachment that occur in infancy, preschool (0-4 years)?
A
- secure, stable
- anxious-ambivalent
- avoidant
3
Q
genital activity
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physiological capacity for genital response present from birth (even in utero)
4
Q
genital touching happens during what time in a child’s life?
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6-12 months
5
Q
when does masturbation occur in children?
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2.5-3 years
6
Q
how can an angry, panicked parent response affect a child’s association with sex?
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child develops an anxious association with sex
7
Q
learning gender concepts
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- concepts of gender identity acquired around age 2-3
- imitation, active learning of gender roles, including heterosexuality, marriage
- atypical–> gender dysphoria, transgender
8
Q
was freud right about latency during childhood (5-11 years)?
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nope- he was wrong
9
Q
what occurs sexually during childhood (5-11yrs)?
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- masturbation
- peer encounters: heterosexual and same-gender (gender-segregated social organization)
- vague ideas about genital differences
- modesty & privacy
- negative connotations
- adrenarche (boost in androgens) around 8-10
10
Q
goldman study
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- interviewed kids ages 5,7,9,11,13,15
- Australia, Britain, Sweden, North America
- conclusion: American children are sexual illiterates
11
Q
what occurs sexually during adolescence (12-18 yrs)?
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- surge of sexual interest
- udry’s theory- early teen sex results from the interaction of sociological factors & biological factors
- masturbation:
- -kinsey(1940s): masturbation occurs more in males than females
- -boys have unexpected erections (wet dream- often the first ejaculation)
