Chapter 14 Flashcards
A causal friendship where sexual intimacy is occasionally acted upon. The sex and the relationship is never talked about with other people and is not exclusive
friends with benefits
What do majority of people consider sex to be?
vaginal or anal intercourse
What is the problem of a narrow definition of sex?
Might not use a condom or protection, may not disclose sexual activities to doctors, and may not discuss other forms of sexual activites
Factors that determine age of first sexual experience.
Positive emotional connections with family members, parental opinions on sex and contraceptive use, parental control, peer-related self-esteem, higher academic achievement, religion, sex education, substance use, age of partner, or unwanted sexual encounters.
True or false: 72% of men and 61% of women rated first sexual experience as good
true
True or False: women experienced more pleasure then men in first sexual experience
false
What is the average age of “loss of virginity”?
20 to 24
People who are still a virgin due to shyness, poor body image, lack of dating experience, poor social skills and logistical problems
reluctant virgins
True or false: reluctant virgins are comfortable with a lack of sexual experience
False, but they are more concerned about the lack of intimacy and love from being in a romantic relationship
True or false: the hymen is a good way to check if someone is a virgin
false, not everyone has a hymen, nor does it always tear during first sexual experience
when two partners verbally agree that they want to have sex
sexual consent
What are the three components to sexual consent?
- clear understanding of what will occur
- consent is given freely
- consent is ongoing
When one partner consents to sexual activity, but they don’t actually want to do it
sexual compliance
Why do people engage in sexual compliance?
they want to make their partner happy, promote intimacy, and avoiding conflict
an effective response arising from one’s subjective evaluation of one’s sexual relationship
sexual satisfaction
What causes sexual satisfaction?
- Relationship satisfaction
- Cost/Rewards
- Comparison of Cost/Rewards
- Equality of Cost/Rewards
Materials that promote sexual arousal
sexually explicit material
True or False: it’s better if your sexual partner shares the same sexual preferences
False, having different sexual preferences can change the sexual script
What is the problem with not discussing sexual preferences
Partners having assumptions based on stereotypes of what people traditionally want
What type of relationship is considered “settling down”
monogamous relationships
What is the average age of starting to date?
16
what is the risk of coming out at a younger age?
Higher risk of suicide, discrimination and absence of resiliency
true or false: people remain sexually satisfied in a long-term relationship despite having less sex
true
what is the percentage of divorce in canada?
33%
what is the average length of marriage before divorce?
14.5
An umbrella term for any type of causal relationship where all partners agree that each partner may have sexual or romantic relationships with other people
consensual nonmonogamy
being in a long-term romantic or sexual relationship with more then one person at the same time. Usually there is a primary relationship with each person having a secondary relationship.
polyamory
When both partners in a relationship have sex with other individuals. Typically they have sex at the same like. For example: threesome or a foursome
swinging
When both partners in a relationship agree they can have sex with other people, but not emotional bonds
open relationships
When one person is married to more then one spouse at a time
polygamy
when one partner engages in a sexual or romantic relationship without the consent of the other partner
nonconsensual nonmonogamy
The media affects what we think is important by paying more attention to certain things
agenda-setting theory
the media depicts the values and expectations that we develop and adopt as our own (stereotypes)
cultivation theory
individual model their attributes and behaviours according to what they see in the media
social learning theory
what to consider when viewing sex in the media:
- content
- short-term and long-term impacts of the quality of the sexual relationships shown
- extent to which the sexual script is used
- influence of the context
