PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 94: Ageism, Psy, Orgasm
17 Dec 2019
School
Department
Course
Professor
School of Psychology
PSY BEH 101D
LifeSpan Development
Summer Session
4 units
No Pre-reqs
Notes
o Sexual Orientation
o 98% of women and 97% of men said they have engaged in vaginal
intercourse.
o Heterosexual Attitudes and Behavior: 1994 Sex in America Survey
▪ Americans tend to fall into three categories: One-third have sex twice
a week or more, one third a few times a month, and one-third a few
times a year or not at all.
▪ Married (and cohabiting) couples havGender and Aging:
● Decreasing femininity in women and decreasing masculinity in
men when reach late adulthood.
● Older men do become more feminine but it appears that older
women don’t necessarily become more masculine. Men
become more androgynous.
● Women’s “double jeopardy”—the burden of both ageism and
sexism. In developing countries, poverty rate for older women
is almost double that for older men.
o Concern: Many immigrant ethnic groups traditionally
have relegated the woman’s role to family maintenance.
Many important decisions may be made by a woman’s
husband or parents, and she is often not expected to
seek an independent career or enter the workforce
unless the family is in dire financial need.
o Some ethnic minority groups, an older woman’s social
status improves:
▪ Ex: African American women can express their
own needs and can be given status and power in
their communities. AA women over age 70 are
poorest population in US. 3/5 women live alone
and most are widowed.
● One survival strategy is to highly value
family as a system of mutual support and
aid, adhere to the American work ethic,
and view religion as a source of strength.
(1) Exploring Sexuality
● Biological and Cultural Factors
o Biological Factors
Document Summary
Decreasing femininity in women and decreasing masculinity in men when reach late adulthood. Older men do become more feminine but it appears that older become more androgynous: concern: many immigrant ethnic groups traditionally sexism. In developing countries, poverty rate for older women is almost double that for older men. women don"t necessarily become more masculine. Women"s double jeopardy the burden of both ageism and have relegated the woman"s role to family maintenance. Aa women over age 70 are poorest population in us. 3/5 women live alone and most are widowed. One survival strategy is to highly value family as a system of mutual support and aid, adhere to the american work ethic, and view religion as a source of strength. (1) exploring sexuality. Ex: people who live on the small island of ines baeg off the coast of ireland. They know nothing about tongue kissing or hand stimulation of the penis, and they detest nudity.
