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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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What are the biases in these studies?

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  • most studies involved heterosexual couples

- most studies were cited in the United States

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What is the sex differences in sex drive?

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Differences in sexual interactions depend on the type of relationship, sex and gender, and sexual orientation

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short term sex is…

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a couple has sex once (maybe more) without developing an emotional intimacy (hook-ups)

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4
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friends with benefits…

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sexual but nonromantic

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5
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sex differences in women…

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Women more biologically invested in becoming parents

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gender differences…

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  • Men have a stronger sex drive than women

- Female sex drive more flexible, culturally responsive and adaptive than the male sex drive

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7
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gay and lesbian sex differences…

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Lesbians – value monogamy and fidelity

Gay Men – tend to have a higher number of sex partners and to engage in sex more often than other groups

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attitudes and beliefs about sex are learned…true or false

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true

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9
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Factors influencing sexual attitudes also influence behavior and communication about sex… true or false

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true

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10
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what are the 3 types of of sexual attitudes?

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  • procreational orientation
  • relational orientation
  • recreational orientation
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Procreational orientation is…

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  • primary purpose of sex is to produce offspring

* Associated with traditional, conservative cultures

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Relational orientation is…

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  • sex is a way of expressing love and affection

* Disapprove of casual sex, but not premarital sex in a committed or loving relationship

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Recreational orientation is…

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– sex is primarily a source of fun and pleasure

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14
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Most Americans practice what?

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Serial Monogamy

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15
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what is serial monogamy?

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  • Most of us are sexually active with only one partner at a time
  • May go through many partners
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16
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how does culture influence sexual attitudes and behaviors?

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  • pervasive influence in molding humans
  • Usually adopt culture of our parents
  • Resistant to change – cultural influences still strong after 100 years of assimilation
17
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how does mass media influence sexual attitudes and behaviors?

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– important source of information about sex

*television, magazines, books and internet

18
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how do parents influence sexual attitudes and behaviors?

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-lessons taught directly and indirectly

19
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Directly taught lessons by parents…

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the “sex talk”

20
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indirectly taught lessons by parents…

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modeling and body language

21
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how do peers influence sexual attitudes and behaviors?

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  • where we get most of our information about a lot of things

* have a stronger influence on us that is greater than our parents

22
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how do past relationships influence sexual attitudes and behaviors?

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shape the way we think about current relationships

23
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what is flirting?

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– trying to convey interest and attraction, usually through indirect communication

24
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Indirect flirting gives us…

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deniability and protection from rejection

25
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direct flirting is often used in…

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established relationships

26
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Scheflen’s model of courtship process, 5 stages

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  1. Attention Stage
  2. Courtship Readiness Stage
  3. Positioning Stage
  4. Invitations/Sexual Arousal Stage
  5. Resolution Stage
27
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What is the attention stage?

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– goal is to get the other person’s attention and present oneself in the best possible light

28
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what is courtship readiness stage?

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“recognition”; determining that other person is approachable

Sustained gaze, direct body orientation

29
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what is positioning stage?

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positioning behaviors that signal availability to each other, but indicating to others that they should be left alone

30
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what is invitations/sexual arousal stage?

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involves first implicit invitation to touch
Grooming behaviors – tucking in a tag, brushing a stray hair
Carrying and clutching behaviors – holding hands, leaning on someone for support
Sexually provocative behaviors – dancing, revealing body parts

31
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what is resolution stage?

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– invitations are accepted and sexual interaction occurs

32
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what are scripts?

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social information that is deployed in everyday interaction

33
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what are sexual scripts?

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usually revolve around the initiation and acceptance/refusal of sexual advances

34
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Initiation Strategies – 5 categories

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  • hinting/indirect strategies
  • expressions of emotional and physical closeness
  • logic and reasoning
  • pressure and manipulation
35
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Sexual Coercion

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when an individual pressures, compels or forces another to engage in sexual activity

36
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what is token resistance?

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unclear, confusing and dangerous

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