Test 2 Flashcards
Consent
Needed to do something to/with someone; permission.
Voluntary + enthusiastic
To all partners for all activities.
Types of Boundaries
Material
Time
Physical
Sexual
Emotional
Intellectual
Consequences of Bigotry
1) Sexualized insults/bullying
2) HIgher rates of depression
3) High rates of violence (2.5x) and murder
4) Lack of supports comparable to those available to heterosexuals
5) Excessive focus on pathologies
SOGI 123
1) Everyone ahs a sexual orientation and gender identity
2) Helps educators make schools safer + more inclusive
3) offers classroom resources by professionals; not mandatory
Kinsey Continuum
0 = Only hetero
6 = only homo
Sexual orientation are listed as polar opposites.
Everything in between is bisexual.
Storm Model
Homo, Hetero, High, and low
Gay/lesbians, bisexual, hetero, asexual
Sexual orientation as separate dimensions.
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Sambia New-Guinea: Right of passage involves male/male sex. Semen as strength and virility. Rest is hetero
Turkey: Inserter role is heterosexual
Less info on female/female sex collected cross-culturally.
Cross Species Perspectives
Male/male, female/female sex seen in 450 species.
Female macaques - bisexual, sex for pleasure
Sexual Fantasy
Mental imagery that’s sexually arousing/erotic.
Higher frequency in testerone.
Sexual Fantasy Content
1) multiple partners
2) power, control and rough sex
3) novelt, variety, and adventure
Men more likely to fantasize about dominating, women more likely to fantasize about being overpowered.
Masterbation
Big gender disparities.
Same gender relationships are more likely to partake.
Women: clitoral stimulation
General Trends in Sexual Behaviours
Tantric sex
Kissing
Manual Stimulation
Stimulation of breasts
Oral sex
Vaginal Penetration
Anal Stmulation
Intimacy
Feelings of closeness and connectedness, marked by sharing of one’s innermost thoughts and feelings
Trust, caring, and acceptance.
Mutual Cyclical Growth
> (willingness for) need of partner > commitment > pro-relationship acts > trust >
Consentually Non-Monogamous
Open relationships
Polyamory
Swingers
Contributing Factors to the End of a Relationship
Individuality/dependence balance
Boredom
Evidence of negative evaluation
Lack of fairness
General dissatisfaction
Jealousy
More in machismo cultures.
Men: sexual infidelity
Women: emotional infidelity
Four Communication Responses to Jealousy
1) Constructive communication
2) destructive communication
3) Avoidance
4) Rival focused Communication (Possessiveness)
Breaking Up
Making sense of a break-up = growth
Self-esteem recovery time = 1 year
Ghosting = same distress as conversation break-up
Sexual Communication
Sexual self-disclosure
Sexual initiation
Obstacles to Sexual Communication
Navigating vulgarity + vocabulary choices to fit context
Gendered sexual beliefs; women are less inclined towards sexual disclosure
Delivering Criticisms
Privacy matters
Specificity
I feel/am vs. You do/are
Effective Listening
You may learn attitude
Eye contact/body language
Helpful questions
Keeping channels open
Show value
Sexual Identity
Self-label based on self-categorization and social comparison.
Sexual Trichotomy
Identity, attraction, behaviour
Social Graces Framework
Aspects of identity that influence our power/privelage
Some impact day-to-day more
Sexual identity is developed later; can be impacted by the other identities
