PSY 370 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Incubus, Gender Binary, Transvestism
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Human sexual behavior is a very diverse phenomenon; many things including religion, science, and culture affect it. Sexual behavior- behavior that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm. Gender- being male, female, or some other gender such as trans. Gender binary- the idea that there are only two genders, male and female. Throughout most of recorded history, religion (and rumor) provided most of the information that people had about sexuality. 15th century christians believed that nocturnal emissions (wet dreams) resulted from intercourse with tiny spiritual creatures called incubi and succubi pointed to sodomy and witchcraft. Muslims have long believed that sexual intercourse is one of the finest pleasures of life. The scientific study of sex began in the 19th century. Americans" views on sexuality are more likely to be influenced by mass media than. By the 1990s we had a rich array of sex research.
