01:920:240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Adderall, Sildenafil, Eyelid
29 Mar 2015
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Reproduction required to keep population alive: only humans have many sexual repressions (afraid to talk about fear of being abnormal, more taboos for sex than nearly any other human behavior. Marital or non-marital: now acceptable, but in the 1950s it was major taboo. 12 too young, 42 pretty late: not normal beyond a certain age. Serial monogamy sequential rather than simultaneous: getting around too much vs. not enough, timing matters. Sexual exclusivity: open relationships changing views slightly faded but still persistent. Asexuality: not attracted sexually to anyone. Physical traits and responses: sexual organs what they look like, how they respond, etc, deviations rejection by partner, charmed circle greater value on certain sexual practices (take part tv, normality and sexuality, statistical perspectives. Survey data: kinsey (1950s) to uchicago study, to multiple population-specific studies (regnerus : regions, religious backgrounds, ages, kinsey = biased sample sexually liberated americans. Provides statistically aggregated glimpse into private lives.
