Chapter 10: Sexual Relationships

Question 1

____ and ____ influence sexual morality.

Answer 1

religion and law

Question 2

What are the three moral perspectives on sexuality?

Answer 2

1. Traditional: sex for procreation
2. Relational: sex cements relationships
3. Recreational: sex is for pleasure

Question 3

What are the five demographic factors that influence sexual attitudes?

Answer 3

1. Gender
2. Age
3. Education
4. Race/ethnicity
5. Religion

Question 4

Attitudes change/remain constant over time?

Answer 4

• change

- fig.10.3

Question 5

Attitudes vary/remain constant across countries?

Answer 5

-vary
L> moral attitudes about having a child out of wedlock
L> common attitude: sexual behaviour that may endanger established relationships is not approved

Question 6

Casual Sex:

1. Men approve/don’t approve it more than women? (study?)
2. Do women approve of it more now or less in comparison to earlier generations?

Answer 6

• approve
  L> clark and hatflield
• approve of it more

Question 7

What are reasons that women approve of casual sex more so than earlier generations?

Answer 7

1. availability of reliable contraception
2. less damage to reputation
   3.Virginity is less important to men
   L> see fig. 10.5

Question 8

What is hooking up?

Answer 8

uncommitted sex with an acquaintance

Question 9

Is hooking up common?

Answer 9

• not as common as it is popularly believed (see results of college social life survey)

Question 10

Is uncommitted sex more common on college campuses today vs a generation ago?

Answer 10

• more

Question 11

Economic theory?

Answer 11

• a person’s willingness to engage in sex is a resource whose value varies with scarcity.
  L> more women than men in college campuses since mid 1980’s
  L> increased percentage of females on college campuses = less percentages of virgins

Question 12

Flirting:

1. Typical behaviour patterns of females?

Answer 12

1. smiling and touching hair
2. arching of eye brows
3. looking down and to the side
4. putting hands near mouth and laughing

Question 13

Flirting:

2. Anti-flirting(rejection) behaviours of females?

Answer 13

1. frowning
2. sneering
3. picking at nails or teeth

Question 14

Are we good at judging if someone is flirting?

Answer 14

• no

- see Ranganath et al

Question 15

A women of average looks who acts flirtatiously is ____ likely to be approached by a man than is a highly attractive woman who doesn’t flirt.

Answer 15

• Far more

Question 16

Dating Relationships:

1. Serial monogamy?

Answer 16

1. the most common pattern of dating…. there is a tendency to idealize the partner which helps to stabilize the relationship

Question 17

Dating Relationships: 
2. Scripts?
L> first date scripts?
L>women initiating the date?
L> older daters?

Answer 17

L> they have not changed much over time: the man takes the leading, active, role and the woman takes the reactive role
L> the script changes: the man’s expectation of sex increases greatly, but the woman’s does not.
L> they place less emphasis on physical aspects of attractiveness and focus on personality variables

Question 18

Love:

1. Life experiences mild our ?

Answer 18

1. sexual relationships
   L> childhood attachments
   L> communities

Question 19

Love:

2. Couples in relationships will ___ each other also called?
   - explain the satisfaction of their relationships
   - family and friends outlook on their relationship?

Answer 19

• resemble
  L> homogamy
  L>homogamous couples are more likely to stay together and to express later satisfaction with their relationships
  L> friends and family are more likely to be supportive of homogamous couples.

Question 20

Love:

- Communication is a important/not important factor in the success of relationships

Answer 20

• important

Question 21

Love:

• Communication?
  1. Role of lack of communication?
  2. Communication styles can predict what?
  3. What are successful at preventing break ups?
  4. What two things may compound communication problems?
  5. Communication facilitates ___ that builds trust.
  6. How couples deal with conflict affects what? (2)

Answer 21

1. key factor in dissatisfaction in marriage
2. the probability of marital conflict and divorce
3. interventions that improve communication skills
4. gender differences and cultural factors
5. self-disclosure
6. the stability of the relationship
   L> expressing disagreement and anger can be a good thing as long as they are balanced by positive interactions
   L> repair conversations are important (kiss and make up)

Question 22

Love:
- Jealousy?
L> what is it?

Answer 22

• the unpleasant feeling caused by the fear or realization go one’s partners infidelity

Question 23

What are the two types of jealousy?

Answer 23

• sexual and emotional

Question 24

Is jealousy always a rational process?

Answer 24

no

Question 25

Jealousy can have both __ and __ consequences.

Answer 25

• positive and negative
  L> Spousal abuse and murders
  L> helps to protect relationships
  L> helps to confirm that a relationship is strong