Sexuality Society Unit 6 Research in Sexuality Not
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Sexuality & Society Unit 6
Research in Sexuality Not researched until after WWII Major Researcher: Kingsley Davis ◦ Sexuality is learned ◦ Generally conforms ◦ Based on drives ◦ Guided by norms ◦ Norms are social in origin
Cultural Universals in Sexuality ◦ Incest Taboo ◦ Adultery rules 2/3 of societies taboo! ◦ Conformity to heterosexuality 1/3 of societies taboo!
Degrees of Sexuality Degrees of restriction ◦ Sexual restrictiveness ◦ Sexual permissiveness Most societies are more permissive than restrictive Universal taboo on incest
Sex in America Alfred Kinsley – launched sexuality research ◦ Gap between norms and reported behaviors ◦ Triggered drastic changes in 1960’s 1970’s sexuality revolution
Sexuality Ratings Increases in pornography, but link to promiscuity very inconclusive Increases in premarital and extramarital sex Decrease in average for first encounters Increase in STI rates Double-standard for genders
Rape Crime of violence Power ritual Only 1/10 th reported “Date Rape” on the rise Cultural elements involved ◦ Inequality of genders ◦ Men’s view of women as objects
Sexual Orientation ◦ Early childhood experiences ◦ Family environment ◦ Social learning ◦ Self-labeling ◦ Biological predisposition
Homosexuality vs homophilia ◦ Pederasty Male Homosexuality Female Homosexuality aka Lesbianism Bisexuality
Transgenderism Transgendered ◦ Male to Female transgender ◦ Female to Male transgender Sociological conformity Biological conformity
Prostitution Cultural universal Four Forms: ◦ ◦ Women -> Men -> Women Men -> Men Women -> Women Typically criminalized in Western society Not criminal in all societies! ◦ Geisha of Japan ◦ Hetaerae of Greece
- Not genuine, not true, not valid
- "the knowledge society" "the knowledge society" or tks
- Sexuality in advertising
- What are the 4 strands of sexuality?
- Pretest: growth, development, and sexuality
- Circles of sexuality
- Definition of sexuality
- Definition of sexuality
- Which illustrates an emotional aspect of teen sexuality?
- Peer sexuality support programme
- Chapter 10 sex gender and sexuality
- Sexuality