PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: David Buss, Libido, Psych
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Cultural scripts and cultural rules shape sexual interactions. Different regions have different sexual scripts, which are beliefs about how a. Regulating sexual behavior sexual episode should be enacted. All known cultures have some form of sexual morality. This indicates the importance, in society, of regulating sexual behavior. One well-known pattern is the double standard, which states that some sexual activity is acceptable for men but not for women. Men, on average, have higher levels of sexual motivation than women. At the same time, women tend to have higher erotic plasticity, or susceptibility for their sex drive to be shaped by social, cultural, and situational factors. While men"s sex drive remains relatively constant, women"s sex drive depends significantly on social factors. The sexual strategies theory proposed by david buss states that gender differences in mating strategies derive from different adapative problems. Female"s tend to care for relatively small numbers of infants, and additional pregnancies can put her current offspring at risk.