FRHD 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neotantra, Phallus, Sexually Transmitted Infection
20 Jan 2017
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Sex is a natural function, and our sexuality can be influenced by biological factors. How we voluntarily express our sexuality is a matter of personal choice. Sex can refer to: anatomical (male or female) sex organs, physical activities involving our sex organs for purposes of reproduction or pleasure, relates to erotic feelings, experiences, or desires. Cross-cultural similarities and differences in sexual behavior: sociology (social and culture influences) Sociocultural contexts of sexual behavior (religion, race, social class: psychology (psychological characteristics) Examine how sexual behaviors and attitudes are shaped by perception, learning, thought, motivation, emotion, and personality: gender studies, biology (biological capabilities) Physiological mechanisms of sexual arousal and response: pharmacology, medicine. Teaches about sexually transmitted diseases and the biological bases of sexual. The values of immigrants often differ from those of people born in canada: eg: genital mutilation surgical removal of the clitoris in young girls of some cultures.
