Week 7 Flashcards
What methodological issues are present when studying sexuality?
Hard to obtain a representative sample
Reliability of Measurement (biases due to lack of honesty,
impression management, embarrassment)
Ethics and Invasion of Privacy
History of sex research: In 1947, Alred Kinsley founded the
Institute for Sex Research
the institute for sex research is now called?
the Kinsey Institute
at Indiana University
What is the sexual response cycle?
excitment-> plateau-> orgasm-> resolution
The sexual revolution of the 1960’s and 1970s resulted in
more progressive attitudes about sex and sexual behaviour
Sexual revolution also increased
commercialization and
commodification of sex.
Modern attitudes about casual sex?
Today, most believe that sex among unmarried people is
acceptable if it occurs in an affectionate, committed
relationship.
Modern views can be summarized by what phrase
”Permissiveness with affection standard”
In comparison to the U.S., Canada hold less conservative,more permissive attitudes about:
Premarital sex, extramarital sex, same-sex relations
First-time sex: In Western culture, most individuals have sex
before marriage
What appears to influence sexual activity beginning (3 things)
Individual attitudes, values and one’s social
The reasons people offer for starting to have sex include (3 things)
affection
for their partner, pleasure, and conformity to peer pressure.
Motives for sex in committed relationships (4)
Emotional, physical, pragmatic, insecure
Frequency of sex trends in modern times
Remarkably, all couples are having less sex, on average
* These days, typical spouses have sex 18 fewer times each year
than spouses did back in 1990.
Comparing LGBTQ+ couples to heterosexual couples
The sex lives of LGBTQ+ couples are strikingly like those of
heterosexuals.
gay vs straight couples differences:
No differences in ratings of sexual satisfaction.
No differences in rates of interpersonal violence.
Most married people dont cheat, but what are the likelihood of wives, and of husbands cheating
1/5 women
1/3 husbands
What does the cheating liklihood of both genders show?
men are more likly to cheat
What are sociosexual orientations?
the beliefs and
behaviours that describe our feelings about
sex.
People with restricted sociosexual orientations prefer to sex only in
the context of a close, committed
relationship.
What are other trends of restricted sociosexual orientations?
Are more committed to their romantic partners.
* Are less likely to cheat.
* Tend to have secure attachment styles.
People with unrestricted sociosexual orientations
- Tend to be dynamic, flirtatious, sociable people.
- Pursue sex in casual, uncommitted relationships.
- Are less committed to their romantic partners.
Social exchange theory of sex
- The quality of one’s relationship matters, too.
- People are more likely to cheat when they’re dissatisfied with
their present partners and the quality of their alternatives is high.
Consensual non-monogamy terms: Monogamish
Couples who are mostly sexually and emotionally
exclusive, but periodically engage in extramarital or extra-relational
sex or sexual play.
