Final Study Guide- Human Sexuality

Question 1

Sexuality

Answer 1

entire realm of human experience closely connected with sex

Question 2

What else is involved with sexuality?

Answer 2

● all of the sexual attitudes feelings and behaviors associated with being human
● does not specifically refer to a person’s capacity for erotic responses or sexual act
● dimensions of one’s personality

Question 3

Mangaians

Answer 3

sexually explorative at a young age (encouraged), sexual education = orgasm and sex

Adults = practice monogamy

Question 4

Inis Beag

Answer 4

sexually repressed, denial of premarital sex and orgasm, lack of understanding of menstruation, sex and nudity taboo

Question 5

Judaism/ Old testament

Answer 5

positive view about marital sex\

sex = only for procreation

Question 6

Greeks and Romans

Answer 6

Goal of sex = procreation
Men granted to have sex outside of marriage

Question 7

Christianity

Answer 7

St. Augustine 354-430 AD
- Anti-sexual attitudes by the church
- led a promiscuous lifestyle

Question 8

Victorian Era (19th century)

Answer 8

public prudence and purity, pleasurable aspect of sex denied, procreation

women: no desire for sex
men: lost desire of sex in time, pleasure for them ONLY

Doctor’s against sex and masturbation=blindness

Question 9

When did sexual attitudes change?

Answer 9

industrial evolution = more leisure time
women’s rights movement/ equality
development of birth control

Question 10

Abstinence only approach

Answer 10

Abstain from having sex, no education of body, sex, birth control/STI
“Should not know this until you’re an adult”

Question 11

Comprehensive sex education

Answer 11

complete education of the body, relationships, sexuality and sex

Question 12

Consent

Answer 12

agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity
Communication and should happen every single time

Question 13

Elements of Consent (FRIES)

Answer 13

Freely given - it is a choice that you make without pressure, manipulation, or under the influence
Reversible - consent is reversible, change their mind on what they feel like doing, even if they have done it before. At any point, you can withdraw
Informed - only consent if you have the full story (ex: saying they will use a condom but when having sex, they decide not to use one)
Enthusiastic - when it comes to sex, you should only do stuff you want to do, not what you’re expected to do
Specific - saying yes to one thing does not mean you said yes to other things (ex: making out does not mean it automatically leads to sex)

Question 14

sexual assault

Answer 14

any violence or non consensual act involving physical contact of a sexual nature

Question 15

sexual coercion

Answer 15

when someone pressures, uses drugs or alcohol, or forces sexual contact with a person against his/her/their will

Question 16

Rape

Answer 16

anal or vaginal penetration (no matter how slight) with any body part or object or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim or when the victim is incapable of giving consent

Question 17

Statutory rape

Answer 17

penetrative sex when a partner is legally unable to give consent on account of young age, intellectual disability, or unconsciousness

Question 18

Age of consent

Answer 18

California: 18
Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana: 16
US states: 16-18
Hawaii: 14

19th-20th century: 10-12