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according to the text most of sexuality is:
- •A uniquely human trait
- •More than just mating rituals
- •Laws,customs, fantasies, art based on sexuality
-term for the feelings and behaviors of human beings concerning sex
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which discipline is involved in the study of human sexuality
- -Sexologists– specialize in studying human sexuality
- -Also: biologists, psychologists, physicians, anthropologists, historians,
- sociologists, political scientists, public health officials
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when humans began to walk upright how did sexuality change?
- •Visual cues increased in importance
- •Male genitals and female breasts more visible
- –Human male has largest penis of all primates
- –Female pelvis rotated forward to allow face-to-face intercourse
- –Enhanced female stimulation and orgasm
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which ancient civilization emphasized the natural blending of masculine and feminine principles as part of the procreative process?
china
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what best describes the view of women during the Victorian era?
virtuous,delicate, vulnerable
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how was homosexuality viewed according to the 19th century medical model of sexuality?
an illness (mental disorder)
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the comstock act of 1873
prohibited the mailing of obscene, lewd, lascivious, and indecent writing or advertisements including articles about contraception or abortion
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what is one way that Margaret sanger influenced sexuality history?
- •“It is none of society’s business what a woman shall do with her body”
- –Published birth control literature, violating the Comstock Act
- –Public outrage caused the case to be dropped
- -Opened birth control clinic that became the Planned Parenthood organization
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the comstock act of 1873 did what for us citzens
denied many people sophisticated contraceptive devices or information for 60 years
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which theory emphasizes the structure of the personality on the unconscious nature of sexuality
psychoanalytic
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which theorist would most likely say " how one behaves as a man or a women is controlled primarily by our genes"
biological
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the influence of law and religion and the impact of economic conditions on sexual behaviors are stressed most by which theory
sociological
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what is TRUE about Evelyn Hookers researchers?
the first empirical study to challenge the psychiatric view that homosexuality was a mental illness. Her work ultimately led to the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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according to your text who is considered the most influential sex researcher of the 20th century?
kinsey
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what was a finding from masters and johnsons research about womens sexual response?
they can have multiple orgasms
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what is a major limitation of the case study method of research?
does not allow researches to generalize to the wider public because the sample is small
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in an experiment what variable does the experimenter manipulate?
the independent variable
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early sexuality researchers from the 19th century concentrated on the healthy and positive aspects of sexuality: true or false?
True
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sigmund freud believed that our basic personality is formed by events that happen to us in the first____ years of life
6
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in his studies from the 1950s, Kinsey found that they majority of heterosexual couples only had sex in the____ style
missionary
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according to the onion theory of communication what best describes how we reveal ourselves to others?
We share about ourselves beginning with the least personal.
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what factors contribute to communication problems for couples
- poor comm skills
- inability to self disclose
- trouble listening
- unwillingness to achknowledge a problem
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which type of culture is more likely to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly possible?
low context culture
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research finds that couples who communicate with each other about sexuality issues are:
more sexually satisfied
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couples who report disagreements in their relationships tend to experience higher levels of satisfaction than couples who:
say that they never fight and do not report or talk about disagreements.
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trust in a relationship is highly correlated to level of...
confidence
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research demonstrates that in the typical elementary school in the U.S
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in typical development, if the male contributes a Y chromosome, the child will be
a male
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a child with gonads of one sex but ambiguous external genitalia is referred to as a.....
intersexual
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does an androgynous individual has genitals
yes
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vulva
the collective designation for the external genitalia of the female
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mons veneris
the mound of fatty tissue over the female pubic bone, also referred to as mons pubis
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gender role are fundamentally innate or learned?
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clitoris
an erectile organ of the female located under the prepuce; an organ of sexual pleasure
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vestibule
the entire region between the labia minora, including the urethra and introitus
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the opening of the cervix that allows passage between the vagina and the uterus
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corona
the ridge of the glans penis
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testicles
are egg shaped glands that rest in the scrotum each about 2 inches long and 1 inch in diameter
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vas deferens
one of two long tubes that convey the sperm from the testes and in which other fluids are mixed to create semen
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seminal vesicles
the pair of pouchlike structures lying next to the urinary bladder that secrete a component of semen into the ejaculatory ducts
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prostate gland
a doughnut-shaped gland that wraps around the urethra as it comes out of the bladder contributing fluid to the semen
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cowpers gland
one of the pair of glands located under the prostate gland on either side of the urethra that secretes a fluid into the urethra
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the behavioral reinforcement theories as they relate to love
- •We love because another person reinforces positive feelings in ourselves
- •Positive/rewarding feeling in the presence of another makes us like them, even if the reward is unrelated to that person
- •Love is a result of many mutually reinforcing activities with a person
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the cognitive theories as they relate to love
- •A behavior occurs, and then we interpret it as love
- •If we think someone likes us, we are more prone to find them attractive
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the evolutionary theory as they relate to love
- •Humans have 3 basic instincts:
- –Need for protection
- –Parent protects the child
- –Sexual drive
- •We love in order to produce offspring
- •Heterosexual men want healthy women to carry offspring
- •Heterosexual women want men with resources to care for her and the offspring
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the physiological arousal as they relate to love
- •Physiological arousal is labeled with an emotion, such as love
- •We are more likely to experience love when we are physiologically aroused for any
- reason
- –Couples who met during a crisis more likely to feel strongly about one another
- •Arousal is a necessary component of love, but love is more than arousal alone
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