Chapter 1 Flashcards
Alfred Kinsey Defined Sex as
behaviour that leads to orgasm
Ancient Greeks openly acknowledged
both heterosexuality and homosexuality in their society and explained it with a myth in which the original humans were double creatures split double females, males or male and females.
15th century christians believed that wet dreams
resulted from intercourse with tiny spiritual creatures called icubi and succubi a notion put forth by papal bull (official doc) of 1884 and companion book malleus maleficarum (witches hammer).
The Malleus Maleficarium
(witches hammer) manual of inquisition, in which people of the 15th century used to accuse women of being witches
In 15th century Christian’s believed wet dreams, sexual dysfunction, and sexual lust were seen to be caused
by witchcraft
Muslims over centuries
Believe that sexual intercourse is for pleasure before reproduction. reflecting one of the great teachings of Muhammad
Conservative Christians use the bible to
justify their opposition to same sex marriage and relationships
The Anglican Church of Canada in 2016 voted
same sex marriage be okay
The Anglican Church of Canada in 2019 voted
churches require 2/3 votes from lay voters, clergy and bishops in order to pass same sex marriage. The clergy and lay voter were in favour however the bishops were not
Dutch microscopist Anton van Leeuwenhoek
discovered sperm swimming in human secretion
Oskar Hertwig
First observed the fertilization of the egg by the sperm in sea urchins, although the ovum in humans was not discovered until the 20th century
Sex researchers began their work in the
Victorian Era the late 19th century both in North America and Europe
Norms during the 19th century were
Extremely rigid and oppressive
Historian Peter Gay described the victorian era as
a devious and insincere world. Where the men went off and did whatever they wanted sexually while their wives poured all their energy into housekeeping and their child-rearing
Dr Clelia Mosher
Physician who spent 30 years during the victorian era conducting sex surveys of victorian women in the United States. Sample size was small (47) and non random but 80 percent of women said they had sexual desires, 72 percent had organs