Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Purity Ring, Foreplay, Open Marriage

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Psychology 2035 textbook chapter 12 development and expression of sexuality. Identity refers to a clear and stable sense of who one is in the larger society. Sexual identity refers to the complex set of personal qualities, self-perceptions, attitudes, values and preferences that guide o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s se(cid:454)ual (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) Your sexual identity is your sense of yourself as a sexual person. Sexual identity includes three key features: sexual orientation, sexual values and ethics, and erotic preferences: sexual orientation a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:859)s p(cid:396)efe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e fo(cid:396) e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al a(cid:374)d se(cid:454)ual (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ships (cid:449)ith i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals of o(cid:374)e ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) o(cid:396) the other. Heterosexuals seek emotional-sexual relationships with members of the other gender. Homosexuals seek emotional- sexual relationships with members of the same gender. Bisexuals seek emotional-sexual relationships with members of both genders. In forming their values, people are taught that certain expressions of sexuality are right and others are wrong. Such preferences develop through a complex interplay of physiological and psychosocial influences.