| Term | Definition |
|---|
| study of sexuality: filled with difficulties | challenges to the accuracy in assessing sexual behavior: REPRESENTATIVENESS of sample, who will participate, problem of self-selection of participants. |
| Study of sexuality: methods | survery method- question people about their sexual behaviorss, people may not be truthful. Direct observation- Who is willing to participate? |
| History of studying sex | Moser, 1892 research begun: n=45 college women, 34 women reported sexual desires in women, 34 has experienced orgasm. Ellis wrote books between 1896-1928 cross-cultural sexual customs, case reports. these early studies concluded that the victorian social normas of repression and denial of sexuality did not reflect peoples sexual behavior. |
| *Kinsey report | began interviewing people about their sexual behaviors in 1938. 17500 individuals, most of them were from University of Indiana and the surrounding community (white well educated individuals) FAILED to obtain a Representative sample. |
| *Kinsey results | did obtain extensive information about sexual behavior from men and women in the US including detailed case histories. |
| incest | sexual activites with family members |
| celibacy | refraining from sexual activity |
| monogamy | having only one sexual partner in a committed love relationship |
| lifelong monogamy | only one sexual partner in life |
| serial monogamy | series of monogamous relationships |
| *sexual orientations | the erotic attraction to members of the same or the other gender (or to both) |
| *gender role | social behaviors associated with one of the genders |
| *theories of homosexuality: genetics | some evidence suggests genetic influences on sexual orientation, but the mechanisms are unclear |
| *theories of homosexuality: prenatal hormones | some studies indicated effects of prenatal androgens levels on brain structures, but biological process are not clear |
| *theores of homosexuality: exotic becomes-erotic (bems hypothesis) | people become erotically attracted to the class of people from whom they felt different during childhood. Perception of differences leads to the development of sexual interest. |
| *exotic becomes erotic (bems hypothesis), predicts: | gay men and lesbians will have childhood in which they show gender-atypical activity preferences and preference to play with the other gender children. Studies confirmed this predictions for boys but the evidence was much weaker for girls. |
| *theories of homosexuality:interactional view | biological, social, and experiential factors contribute to sexual orientations. Integrated theories have not be formulated. |
| "coming out" | the process of personally recognizing and publicly acknowledge ones gay or lesbian orientation to others |
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