SOCI 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lucid Dream, Nocturnal Emission, Anal Sex
Chapter 2
o Erotic
o That which enhances or creates sexual desire and/or arousal
o Erotica may include fantasy or interest which is not specific to a particular
romantic partner
o Sensual
o Qualities which are intensely engaging, particularly of the physical senses
o Not necessarily sexual
o Can refer to taste, smells, feelings, sounds of a sexual encounter
o Sexual Debut
o First partnered sexual activity
o Sex positive phrase
o Nocturnal orgasm
o Organs while sleeping
o Males = nocturnal emission or wet dream
▪ Begin in adolescence, peak in early 20s
o Females = sexual liberalism, positive attitudes & knowledge toward nocturnal
orgasms, waking sexually aroused (w/o orgasm) are all predictors of
experiencing a nocturnal orgasm
o Sexsomnia
o Engaging in sexual activity while sleeping
▪ Masturbation or attempting to have sex with a partner
o Lucid dreaming
o People are aware they are dreaming as the dream unfolds
o Coregasms
o Orgasms that occur during exercise
▪ Common in yoga, cycling, weight lifting, running & walking
o Stimulation of the lower pelvic region
o Erotic fantasy
o Waking thoughts about sex
o Masturbation
o Atio of touhig oe’s geitalia or a parter’s geitalia for seual pleasure
o Solo masturbation or self-stimulation is the customarily use
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o Males masturbate more than females
▪ Young adults masturbate more than adolescents and elderly
o Varies with ethnicity and education levels
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o Gay people masturbate more frequently than heterosexuals
o Generational effects
o Behavior differences that are related to the era in which one is born
o Due to experiences or socializations
o Sodomy
o Sexual behavior between people that is nonprocreative, viewed as sinful
o Most sexual behaviors other than PVI
o Anal & oral sex among married heterosexual couples
o Same sex behavior
o Celibacy
o Deliberately abstaining from sexual relations
o Complete = no masturbation or sex with others
o Partial = no sex with others
o Sexual script
o Sequence of events in a sexual encounter
o Kissing
o Touhig the lips to a other part of aother perso’s od, ost ool
ut ot ol aother perso’s lips
o Deep kissing (French kissing)
o Open-mouthed lip to lip contact where people also place their tongues in one
aother’s ouths
o Frequently associated as being more intense and more associated with sexual
contact
o Making Out
o Kissing and touching passionately, often while clothed
o Shrimping
o Sucking on toes
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