Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Electromyography, Menopause, Bisexuality
2 Oct 2015
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Human sexuality - lecture 3 - research methods. Researcher: the permissiveness questionnaire provides information about the attitudes and beliefs of university students in ontario. Many students come to university at different ages. Media impact we are bombarded with sex studies in the media. Society for the scientific study of sexuality. People may lack interest in research of field. Ultimate goal = to understand human sexuality. Theory = set of assumptions, principles, or methods that help a researcher understand the nature of the phenomenon being studied. First programs of public and private sex education and classifications of sexual behaviour were established. Sex research focused on deviations and sexual mental diseases. Sex research was thwarted - researchers were often attacked or accused. Sexual dysfunction, stis, cross cultural relationships, sexual violence, rape, teenage pregnancy. Family research council: who opposes sex education, makes research difficult for different groups like 19th century -victorian era. Past: could force people to participate in study.
