PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Heterosexuality
13 Oct 2016
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Mostly androcentric and bias to the male sexuality. The belief that sexuality is equal amongst male and female. The biological framework is also biased by pairing it to our biological makeup and ignores a psychological difference. Socialist perspective-- looks at the norms that influence behaviours and attitudes about sexuality. Preconceives societal norms influence our beliefs around sexuality. Our attitudes and beliefs are termed sexual scripts /our thoughts or attitudes about sexuality. A cognitive construct or pattern of thinking that underlines our attitudes and beliefs. These scripts develop throughout childhood, there are formed early we know this from interviews with children e. g. how do people get babies. The social norms are developing continuously and there is controversy around changing the curriculum to suit these. The sexual response cycle: the physiological responses of women and men to sexual stimulation from any source. These phases are the same for males and females lacking subjective appraisal for individual anatomy and experiences.
