PSYC 30 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Premarital Sex, Casual Sex, Ambivalence
11 May 2020
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50 yrs ago: premarital sex heavily frowned upon. < 25% ppl think non-martial sex always wrong (in us) Attitudes regarding sex btw non-married but committed partners generally positive. Attitudes regarding hookups (casual sex btw non-romantic partners w no real commitment) more ambivalent. Both men and women tend to have more positive than negative feelings after a hookup, but mixed feelings do arise. Confusing/disappointing 40% of the time, especially true if spontaneous or undesired. Most men and women prefer dating over hooking up. Men tend to have more permissive sexual attitudes (although difference. Men more ok w casual sex/sex without love than women. Women regret sexual things they did (hook up), men regret things they didn"t do (not having sex w particular person) Differences in sexual attitude attributed to sexual double standard: studs vs. sluts, casual fling vs. wifey standards. 34% americans: feel sex btw ppl of same sex morally wrong, significant drop from attitudes 20 yrs ago.
