PUBH 4321 Lecture 2: Chapter 1 and 2

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PUBH 4321
• Professor: Loeen Irons

Document Summary

Henry havelock ellis: considered the first sex researcher, victorian era. Richard von rafft ebing: researched sex pathology (non normative sexual behavior) Magnus hirschfeld: gay and studied homosexuality during the holocaust. Alfred insey: entomologist, conducted the first surveys in home on sex. Masters and johnson: observed couples having sex, designed machines to record physiological responses during sex. Ethnocentrism: when one believes that their own culture is superior to that of other cultures. Micro aggressions: subtle ways of treating others that may or may not be intentional and can be felt, regardless of how obvious they are. All societies regulate sexual behavior in some way. There is also nearly universal condemnation of forced sexual assault. Respond differently to: sexual techniques, masturbation, pre marital sex, extramarital sex, gay sex, standards of attractiveness. Masturbation prevalent among many species, as is sexual signaling. Sex for non sexual purposes: to assert dominance (not just animals but humans as well, rape)