Women's Studies 2163A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Premarital Sex, Virginity, Human Sexuality

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2163A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

Morality is defined as principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong and good or bad behaviour. Sexual behaviour in human female (1953): kinsey"s second book on human sexuality. What comes out is that women are violating deeply held cultural moral beliefs. 1/3 with 2-5 men and 35% had petted with more than ten different men before marriage. Kinsey believed that these experiences would help women form much more pleasurable experiences in their marriages. Almost 50% had had premarital sex and 62% had masturbated. Important to note it is with long-term partners and not like the hook-up culture currently in place. Not at all an attack on marriage - more being able to validate experiences. Glaring gap between the public moral code and the actual private behaviours - a time defined by sexual behaviour. Much like today, with hookup culture and these virginity cults in the states. Parental outrage and panic about negative impact on teenagers.