PSYC 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Moral Turpitude, Toplessness, Bodymind
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What is sex : the word sex has a number of di erent meanings. Gender - the behavioural , cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex. Human sexuality is the ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings. The study of human sexuality: interdisciplinary. Many disciplines contribute to what we know about human sexuality, including biology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, etc: psychology. How sexual behaviour contributes to perception, learning, thought, emotions, motivation and personality. Sexuality and values: sexual attitudes, experience, and behaviours are shaped by our culture. 22% of people living in canada are born outside of canada (stats canada, 2011: 52. 9% o bc"s population is 1st and 2nd generation canadians, generally immigrant cultures are more conservatives in their sexual attitudes/ behaviours, female toplessness. Gwen jacob went topless more than 25 years ago and was charged with committing an indecent act.
