Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ethnocentrism, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, Premarital Sex
23 Sep 2020
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Sex and gender: the word "sex" is used ambiguously - can be male/female, or sexual activity, this book will use gender to refer to being male or female. Sexual behaviour - behaviour that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm. Sexuality is regarded as a source of pleasure, and secondarily as a means of reproduction. Masturbation: attitudes toward masturbation - self-stimulation of the genitals to produce sexual arousal, vary widely across cultures, almost all human societies express some disapproval of adult masturbation. Sex with same-sex partners: there is a wide variation of opinions on same-sex relations. In europe, denmark, the netherlands, and sweden have the most positive attitudes: countries with more negative attitudes include croatia, lithuania, poland, romania, and. Ukraine: despite the wide variation, two rules seem to emerge, no matter what the society"s views are, same-sex behaviour always occurs in at least some individuals, same-sex activity is never the predominant form of sexual behaviour.
