Psychology 2075 Lecture 3: Chapter 1

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Human sexual behavior is a diverse phenomenon. The study of sexuality is diverse, complex, and fascinating. Sex is referring to sexual anatomy and sexual behavior (in textbook) Gender is used to refer to the state of being male or female (in textbook) Biological, psychological, and social forces influence sexual behavior. Sex and gender are not totally independent of one another; they are conceptually different. Gender roles the way in which males and females are expected to behave. Since medical developments like birth control, most canadians have sex not only for procreation but also for pleasure and intimacy. Alfred kinsey defined sex as behavior that leads to orgasm: this definition presents some problems. Sexual behavior behavior that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm. Double people half male half female, double male, double female. Spend life trying to find their other half. Homosexual: double male, double female: 15th century christians.