week 6

Question 1

sexual configurations theory (SCT)

Answer 1

• partnered sexuality
• partner gender/sex, partner number, sexual parameter

Question 2

sexual orientation typology

Answer 2

• broad categories (gay, straight, etc)

Question 3

sexual orientation continuum

Answer 3

• spectrum (ie kinsey scale)

Question 4

partner gender/sex

Answer 4

• who they are attracted to

Question 5

partner number

Answer 5

• how many people you are interested in sleeping with

Question 6

nurturance and eroticism

Answer 6

• relationship can have one or both, feelings towards people

nurturance
- warm, loving, support

eroticism
- arousing, wanting, pleasure

Question 7

SCT diagram

Answer 7

• map their gender/sex location to best represent themselves
• outside ring = binary
• dotted line = challenge norm
• closer to the middle = less specific

Question 8

sexual/affectional orientation

Answer 8

affectional
- interaction between affect and cognition that produces attraction, erotic desire and feelings of love
- romantic attraction can exist without sexual

Question 9

measuring sexual orientation

Answer 9

• kinsey scale

alderson (2013)
- measures affectional orientation
- suggests sexual orientation can be defined and measured by a combination of 6 components
- sexual attraction, fantasies, preference, propensity to fall in love, being in love, actually has sexual partners of a certain gender/sex orientation

Question 10

prause and graham (2007)

Answer 10

• analysis comparing asexual vs non-asexual

asexual
- low sexual desire, sexual arousal, propensity for sexual excitement
- no difference for inhibition, asexual don’t avoid
- similar levels of masturbation
- emphasis on romantic aspect

Question 11

brotto and yule (2011)

Answer 11

• compared women of different sexual identities in terms of their sexual arousal responses
• measured using vaginal photoplethysmography
• aim whether or not asexuality = dysfunction
• no significant difference among groups