Human sexuality

Question 1

what is human sexuality

Answer 1

Refers to the ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings.

Our awareness of ourselves as females or males is part of our sexuality,

Our knowledge of the gender roles in our culture also has a profound influence on us.

The capacity we have for erotic experiences and responses.

Question 2

The study of human sexuality

Answer 2

The study of human sexuality draws on the scientific expertise of anthropologists, biologists, medical researchers, sociologists, and psychologists, to name some of the professional groups involved in the field.

Question 3

These disciplines all make contributions,

Answer 3

Biologists inform us about the physiological mechanisms of sexual arousal and response.
Medical science teaches us about STIs and the biological bases of sexual dysfunctions.
Psychologists examine how our sexual behavior and attitudes are shaped by perception, learning, thought, motivation and emotion, and personality.
Sociocultural theorists examine relationships between sexual behavior and religion, race, and social class.
Anthropologists focus on cross-cultural similarities and differences in sexual behavior.

Question 4

Core belief: ethical behavior is derived from an external source, such as a religion.
System?

Answer 4

Legalism

Question 5

Core belief: ethical decision making should be guided by the situation and by genuine love for others. System?

Answer 5

Situational ethics

Question 6

Core belief: there is no objective way of justifying one set of moral values over another.

Answer 6

System: Relativism

Question 7

Core belief: Pursuit of pleasure is the guide

Answer 7

System: Hedonism

Question 8

CB: One denies sexual desires to devote oneself to spiritual pursuits.

Answer 8

S: Asceticism

Question 9

CB: Moral conduct brings about the greatest good for the greatest number. System?

Answer 9

Utilitarianism

Question 10

CB: Sexual decisions should be based on intellect and reason, not blind obedience

Answer 10

Rationalism

Question 11

From Female Idols to Phallic Worship
(20,000 to 30,000 years, to the days before written records were kept)
Ancient?

Answer 11

Prehistoric sexuality:
Stone age
Phallic worship
The ancient
Hebrews, Greeks, Rome, Early christians

Question 12

Information about life among our ___ ancestors is drawn largely from cave drawings, stone artifacts, and the customs of modern-day preliterate peoples whose existence has changed little over the millennia

Answer 12

Stone age

Question 13

Art produced in the ___ suggests the worship of women’s ability to bear children and perpetuate the species ( Fichner-Rathus, 2013 ).

Answer 13

Stone age

Question 14

Primitive statues and cave drawings portray women with large, pendulous breasts, rounded hips, and prominent sex organs. Most theorists regard the figurines as fertility symbols.___ people may have been unaware of the male’s contribution to reproduction.

Answer 14

Stone age

Question 15

Hunters and gatherers became farmers and herders. Villages sprang up around fields. Men tended livestock. Women farmed.
As people grew aware of the male role in reproduction,

Answer 15

phallic worship (worship of the penis) sprang into being. Knowledge of paternity is believed to have developed around 9000 BCE, resulting from observation of livestock.

Question 16

The penis became glorified in art as a plough, ax, or sword. __ symbols played roles in religious ceremonies in ancient Egypt. The ancient Greeks sometimes rendered phalluses as rings, sometimes as necklaces. In ancient Rome, a large phallus was carried like a float in a parade honoring Venus, the goddess of love.

Answer 16

Phallic

Question 17

The prohibition against intercourse and reproduction among close blood relatives.)
may have been the first human taboo. All human societies apparently have some form of incest taboo, but societies have varied in terms of its strictness.

Answer 17

The incest taboo

Question 18

The ancient __ viewed sex, at least in marriage, as a satisfying experience intended to fulfill the divine command to “be fruitful and multiply.” The emphasis on the procreative function of sex led to some interesting social customs. For example, childlessness and the development of a repulsive abnormality, such as a boil, were grounds for divorce.
Male–male and female–female sexual behavior were strongly condemned, as they threatened the perpetuation of the family.

Answer 18

Hebrews

Question 19

The ancient Hebrew

Answer 19

a wife was considered the property of her husband and could be divorced on a whim. A wife could also be stoned to death for adultery, but she might have to share her husband with secondary wives and concubines.
Men who consorted with the wives of other men were considered to have violated the property rights of those men and might have to pay for “damages.

Question 20

The ancient Greeks: Three aspects of Greek sexuality are of particular interest to our study of sexual practices in the ancient world:

Answer 20

male–male sexual behavior- Male–male sex was deemed normal and tolerated so long as it did not threaten the institution of the family.

Pederasty means love of boys. Sex between men and prepubescent boys was illegal, but families were generally pleased if their adolescent sons attracted socially prominent mentors
Prostitution flourished at every level of society. Prostitutes ranged from refined courtesans to concubines, who were usually slaves. Courtesans could play musical instruments, dance, engage in witty repartee, and discuss politics. They were also skilled in the arts of love. No social stigma was attached to visiting a courtesan.
At the lower rungs of society were streetwalkers and brothel prostitutes. The latter were not hard to find: A wooden or painted penis invariably stood by the door.

Question 21

Western society traces the roots of many of its sexual terms to Roman cul_x0002_ture, as indicated by their Latin roots. Fellatio, for example, derives from the Latin fellare, meaning___ Cunnilingus derives from ____ ______ Fornication derives from __ __ The term stems from Roman streetwalkers’ practice of serving their customers in the shadows of archways near public buildings such as stadiums and theaters.

Answer 21

“to suck.”
cunnus, meaning “vulva,” and lingere, “to lick.”
fornix, an arch or vault.

Question 22

Much is made of the sexual excesses of the __ and ruling families. Julius Caesar is reputed to have been
bisexual—“a man to every woman and a woman to every man.” Other emper_x0002_ors, such as Caligula, sponsored orgies at which guests engaged in sexual practices including bestiality and sadism.
Sexual excesses were found more often among the upper classes of palace society than among average Romans, however

Answer 22

Roman emperors

Question 23

Fellatio A sexual activity involving ____
Cunnilingus
A sexual activity involving oral contact with the female genitals.
Fornication Sexual _________-_____

Answer 23

oral contact with the penis.
intercourse between people who are not married to one another

Question 24

emerged within the Roman Empire during the centuries following the death of Jesus.

Answer 24

Christianity
Early Christian views on sexuality were largely shaped by Saint Paul and the church fathers in the first century and by Saint Augustine in the latter part of the fourth century.
Adultery and fornication were rampant among the upper classes of Rome at the time, and early Christian leaders began to associate sexuality with sin ( MacCulloch, 2011 ).