PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Vaginal Lubrication, Sexology, Sex Education
20 Nov 2018
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A historical overview of sex research methods: early texts. Early formal texts on sexuality served instructional, cultural and religious purposes of those who ahs the education and wealth to access them. Upsuck theory of orgasm suggest that the function of female orgasm may be to suck up sperm to make fertilization possible. Masters and johnson investigated theory, but couldn"t find evidence of sucking up sperm. In western cultures, texts encouraged individuals to supress sexual desires (esp. around. Psychopathia sexualis is credited as the first text to approach sexuality from a modern scientific perspective. Con: it pathologized many sexual expressions that at the time were considered abnormal (same-sex, fetishes, sadism, masochism) The sexual life of our time took a more objective look at sexuality. Bloch is often referred to as the father of sexology . Pro: he tried to explain the variations in sexual phenomena by describing their occurrence across cultures and in healthy normal individuals: kinsey"s interview-based approach.
