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Why Take This Course? |
-To advocate for sexual intelligence through scientific understanding -To recognize that ‘the personal is political’ -To critically explore notions of diversity in sexual practice and attitudes -To develop a psychosocial understanding of sexuality |
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What is the Psychosocial Orientation to studying sexuality? |
-Psychological factors (emotions, attitudes, motivations) & -Social conditioning (the process by which we learn our social groups’ expectations and norms) which effect sexual attitudes, values and behaviors |
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Social Conditioning |
The process by which we learn our social groups’ expectations and norms |
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Biological vs. Psychology vs. Social |
Biological= genes (gonads) Psychology=attitude & behavior Social=environment |
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What is Biopsychosocial? |
Covers the psychosocial AND -Roles of hormones & nervous system -The biological components of sexual orientation -Theories about role of genetic selection through human evolution -Impact of specific genetic variables on an individual. |
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What does Sexual Intelligence involve? |
-Self-understanding -Interpersonal sexual skills, -Scientific knowledge -Cultural context of sexuality. -Broader cultural and political contexts of sexual issues. -“Personal is political” b/c woman’s access to BC & abortion depends on state laws |
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Diversity |
-Related to sexuality throughout the world -ALL societies have rules regulating the conduct of sexual behavior. -No universals in sexual attitudes andexperiences |
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Psychosocial Orientation |
Understanding the profound effects that our sexual behavior has on the social and cultural groups we belong to |
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Celibacy |
-The state of being unmarried and abstaining from sex -[Paul of Tarsus, Christian, believed celibacy was superior to marriage] |
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Gender Role Legacy |
-Attitudes & behaviors that a specific culture considers normal & appropriate for people of a particular gender -EX: man must initiate sex -Strict gender roles can limit each person’s potential and canharm their sexuality |
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Sexual Diversity |
-Recognition that people are a diverse community with respect to: -Sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender, transsexualism & intersexuality. |
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Greeks Beliefs on Sex: What was prohibited? |
Pleasure! -After stoicism, procreation -Pleasure -Assume by sexuality -Female purity [men more free to have sex] PROHIBITED: -Incest -bigamy (marrying 2x) -adultery (cheating) |
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Jewish Belief on Sex |
-Procreation & Union -Essential to preserve their people -“Song of Solomon” |
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Early Christian Thought: |
Sex is good & flawed -Sex is good (procreation) -Sex is flawed because of “the fall” -Christianity developed after Greece came to provide sex entertainment -Christians associated sex with sin -Paul of Tarsus, celibacy superior to marriage |
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Augustine's Beliefs on Sex: (Orthodox Christian) 4th century |
- Some evil in sex -If you can’t be celibate, get married & sex only for procreation
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Thomas Aquines belief on Sex: (Catholic priest) Middle Ages |
-Procreation ONLY -Any other acts “crime against nature” -Withdrawal most serious sin -Desire OK, IF for procreation -Evil moral choices were the problem |
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Reformation: Calvin Luther: Protestant Beliefs on Sex |
-Procreation & Union -Returned to the Jewish ideas of sex for procreation & union - viewed sex within marriage -As a gift of God and as an essential, enjoyable part of marriage -Romantic |
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Roman Catholic beliefs on sex: |
-Only procreation -Forbid all sex unless procreation -Sex and pleasure without procreation is sinful |
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Victorian Era Beliefs on sex: |
-Highly defined sex roles -Women seen as dainty -Madonna and Eve -Women’s duties provide for family -Female physician found that women do have sexual desire -Jezabel, black female with sexual appetite |
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China's Views on Sex |
-Ancient erotic literature -Promotes sexual activity for spiritual growth & procreation -Sex joins energy of female (yin) & male (yang) -After renaissance, strict views -Sex more than 1 time week=counterproductive |
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20th Century: Freud Views on Sex: |
-Sexuality as innate in woman |
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20th Century: Havelock Ellis views on sex: |
-Any sexual practice is healthy if nobody is harmed |
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20th Century: Great Depression Views on Sex: |
-New access to contraception |
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20th century 1948 & 1953 Changes |
-New studies in sexuality -Kinsey research |
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20th Century: 1960's Changes |
-“ThePill” -Masters and Johnson -Self-help books |
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20th Century: 1970's Changes |
APA diagnostic change regarding homosexuality; onset of Gay Rightsmovement |
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20th Century: 1990's Changes |
-Incorporation of GLBTQ personalities and characters into media |
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Effects ofMedia on Sexuality |
-Exposure to sexual words & image -TV significant effect on sexual A&B due to the amt of TV watched -# of sex scenes doubled since 1998 -70% shows watched by teens include sexual content -75% music videos have sexual content -Men: sexually aggressive, -Women: submissive |
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NEGATIVE Effects of Media on Sexuality |
-Encourage youth become sexually active too early -Creates unrealistic expectations of sexual experiences -More belief towards double standards of genderroles |
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POSITIVE Effects of Media on Sexuality |
-Provide knowledge -Reduce stigma associated to human sexuality -Info about harmful consequences increased -Increase convo w/ sex partners -Distance and cultural barriers becoming smaller |
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