Normative Views of Sexuality (Ch. 14)

Question 1

Sexual script theory

Answer 1

Script theory (psychological):
human behavior falls
into patterns called “scripts”
(default standards for actors, props, setting,
and sequence of events
that are expected to occur
in a particular situation)

Expectations of how
to behave sexually
Affected by cultural,
interpersonal,
and intrapersonal
influences

Question 2

Traditional sexual script

Answer 2

Kissing
Breast/genital contact
(Oral sex)
Penetration (orgasm)

Question 3

Orgasm gap

Answer 3

Gender differences in the frequency of orgasm during heterosexual sexual activity, such that
women have fewer orgasms than men
About half of women to almost 100% of men
WSW  about 75%

Reasons?
Type of sexual activity
- Penetration/performance vs pleasure focused
- penetration  orgasm in about 20% of women
Nature of the relationship
Motivation to pursue orgasm

Question 4

Lesbian bed death

Answer 4

myth: lesbians in long-term relationships either stop having sex altogether or have it very infrequently

Lowest sexual frequencies,
but significantly longer durations (Blair & Pukall, 2014)
and higher success of orgasm
than het and bi women

Question 5

“Real” sex

Answer 5

“penetration”

Penile penetration activities occur less often in same-sex sexual activity than in heterosexual sexual activity

Question 6

scenarios where the traditional
sexual script may not “fit

Answer 6

Same-sex relationships
More than two in the relationship
Body doesn’t work
in the “expected” manner
Preferences for activities
outside the script (e.g., kink)

Question 7

Same-sex sexual activity

Answer 7

Scripts are more broad
More acceptance that “foreplay” activities and masturbation
count as “sex”
(foreplay  mainplay - also important to older het individuals)

Masturbation (each other, to each their own - together)
Oral sex (giving and receiving)
Genital-genital and genital nongenital friction
Anal play/penetration
Tops, bottoms, versatile, sides

Question 8

Common behaviours involving media/toys

Answer 8

Watching sexually explicit videos (>70%)
Reading erotic stories (~60%)
Sexting (images; 54-65%)
50% of women & 33% of men: sex toy use
Social sexual experiences
Strip club (59% of men, 30% women)

Sex in public (43%)
Tying up/tied up/spanking (20-30%)
Threesomes (10-18%)
Group sex, sex/kink parties (~8%)

Question 9

sexual compliance

Answer 9

an individual’s willing
consent to engage in
sexual behaviour when
she or he does not desire
sexual activity.

Question 10

fellatio

Answer 10

oral stimulation of a man’s
genitals by a partner.

Question 11

frottage

Answer 11

The sexual practice in
which partners (clothed
or not) rub or thrust their
genitals against any part of
the other person’s body.

Question 12

coitus

Answer 12

Intercourse in which a
man inserts his penis into
a woman’s vagina.

Question 13

extradyadic behaviour (edb)

Answer 13

Any emotional or sexual
dyadic behaviour outside
of a monogamous
relationship without
the agreement of one’s
partner.

Question 14

agenda-setting theory

Answer 14

theory that proposes
that media influence our
thoughts and behaviour
by highlighting what we
should pay attention to.

Question 15

cultivation theory

Answer 15

A theory that proposes
that media portrayals
create a shared set of
values and expectations
about reality among media
consumers.

Question 16

social learning theory

Answer 16

A theory that proposes
that individuals model
characters seen in media,
especially those who
receive positive rewards.

Question 17

girl-zines

Answer 17

Self-published print or
online magazines written
by young women to
express their thoughts and
feelings about sexuality in
a non-judgmental outlet.