Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Psychosocial Orientation
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- Psychological Factors
- Social Conditioning Factors
- Biological Factors
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Psychological Factors
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Emotions, attitudes, and motivations
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Social Conditioning Factors
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When we learn our social groups’ expectations and norms
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Biological Factors
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- hormones and nervous system
- biological components of sexual orientation
- theories about the role of genetic selection through human evolution
- impact of specific genetic variables on an individual
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Islamic Culture
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- beliefs of Muhammad
- sex enjoyed by both sexes
- women more inherently sexual than men
- women controlled by veils, segregation, and female circumcision
- marriages are arranged; male heir is primary goal
- female adulterers and male homosexuals severely punished
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China Culture
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- highly restrictive prior to the 1990’s
- lack of basic information
- few report premarital intercourse; of these only 50% used contraception
- current trends: more sexual content in media; increasing divorce rates and STD’s
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U.S. Culture
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- sex for procreation
- penile-vaginal intercourse primarym
- strict male and female gender roles
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Ancient Hebrews
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- highly specialized gender roles; sex seen as profound experience
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Christianity
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- spirituality equated with celibacy; sex is sinful
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Middle Ages
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- contradictory images of women
- Virgin Mary; compassionate, pure, and unattainable
- eve-temptress
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Sex Positive Shift
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- Protestant reformation
- enlightenment; scientific rationalism
- temporary increase in respect for women
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Victorian Era
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- women restrained and constrained
- women not troubled with sexual feelings of any kind
- emotional and physical distance between husband and wife
- prostitution flourished
- Mosher’s research contradicts prevailing view
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20th Century
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- suffrage movement (right to vote)
- temperance movement (abolition of slavery)
- right to own property and attend university
- WWI/WWII expanded roles and became more flexible
- postwar: return to stricter roles
- 1960’s move for equality
- 1980’s brought AIDS
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Media and Sexuality
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- television (news, advice, and education programs) increased sexual material
- magazines
- advertising
- Internet
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Sexual Intelligence
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Understand oneself sexually and having interpersonal sexual skills and integrity