Psychology 2074A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kinsey Scale, Gender Binary, Pansexuality

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2074A/B
• Professor: Rachel calogero

Document Summary

Why discuss sexuality in a course about gender: gender is inherent to our understanding of our sexuality, based on gender: our own gender and attracted to gender. Sexuality stigma exists due to the gender of the person: gender differences in experiences of sexual identity, motivation, stigma, and behaviour, kinsey scale, how "homo" or "hetero" you are/ or if you are #7 asexual, problems: Some categories that are cast aside (pansexual, non-binary: not very fluid, with this scale you are given 1 number, demi sexuality: person who only experience sexual attraction in context of committed intimate relationship. Sexual identity: the label used to describe a person"s sexual orientation and the emotional reactions that the person has to this label. Sexual motivation: the driving force behind one"s attraction to another person or group of people. Sexual behaviour: any erotic act, including behaviours done alone or partnered, with people who are present or not.