THEA 101 Lecture 6: I DONT KNOW!
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Final Exam Material—Physiology 320 Sexuality (Last Material)
▪ Acculturation—replacing traditional beliefs/behavior with those of dominant culture creates differences
within subcultures.
▪ Mary Wollstonecraft—was acknowledged for intelligence, wit and vivacity and her book attacked the limited
gender roles for females
▪ Richard von Krafft Ebbing: German psychiatrist, father of sexology
o First person that put sex under microscope to try to quantify it as a science
o Sadism (enjoyment of infliction of pain, driving pleasure) and masochism (enjoyment of receiving pain)
▪ Writes a book Psychopathia Sexualis
▪ Freud changing sexuality through many books
o Interpretation of Dreams—sexuality was innate in women and women
▪ Havelock Ellis in the book On Life and Sex—emphasized the love rights of women and in the book, Studies on
the Psychology of Sex—regarded masturbation and homosexuality healthy as long as they are not harming
others.
▪ Theodore Van de Velde—stressed importance of sexual pleasure in marriage
▪ Kinsey—the novel Sexual Behavior in Human Male and Female
o Represented stats on same sex behavior, masturbation, which were common
▪ Feminine Mystique, written by Betty Friedan’s—described feelings of depression, guilt and lack of meaning
which resonated with housewife role.
▪ Masters and Johnson: did sex experiments in STL and hooked people to medical devices and watched the sex. He
first hooked up prostitutes then took volunteers
o Three Books:
▪ (1) Human Sexual Response and Human Sexual Inadequacy
• Discussed womens capacity for orgasm and sex therapy
▪ (2) Our Bodies, Ourselves and For Yourself: Fulfillment of Female Sexuality—sexual self-
awareness
▪ Joy of Sex—highlighted varied, experimental sexual behavior for couples
Coolidge Effect
▪ When one (typically M) exhibits renewed
sexual interest if introduced to new
receptive sexual partners, even after
cessation of sex with prior but still
available sexual partners.
o Increase in sexual responsiveness,
and a decrease in the refractory
period
▪ The G spot: experience includes orgasm,
perhaps ejaculation along anterior (front) wall
of vagina when vigorously stimulated.
o Fluid comes from prostate (skenes
gland) and is similar to male seminal
fluid which has PAP
Types of love
▪ Nonlove: absence of all three components;
acquaintances
▪ Friendship/liking: intimacy only
▪ Infatuation: passion only
▪ Empty love: commitment only
▪ Companionate love: intimacy and
commitment only
▪ Fatuous love: passion and commitment
only
▪ Romantic love: passion and intimacy
▪ Consummate love: all three components
Factors accounting for attractiveness
▪ Proximity: geographic nearness is most important
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o Important in interpersonal attraction because familiarity breeds liking/loving
o This is called mere exposure effect
o We also meet people in other locations that are engaging in activities with common interests, accounts
for proximity
▪ Similarity: link with ones with common beliefs, values, attitudes, interests and intellect
o We also pair with people whose level of physical attractiveness is similar to us
o Also, we link with those of similar age, education, religious
o This is called homophily, or the tendency to form relationships with people of similar/equal status in
social/personal attributes
▪ Reciprocity: the perception that our partner is interested in us
o We react positively to flattery, compliments, liking/affection
o Reciprocity: when we receive expressions of liking/loving, we respond in kind
▪ Induces partner to like us more, and this increases self-esteem
▪ Physical attractiveness: draws lovers together
o More likely to be likable, interesting, sensitive, happy, sexy, etc.
o We enjoy looking at someone we consider beautiful
o We believe they have more to offer—they may offer status, security, comfort, good health
o Studies show, male put more emphasis on this, and women put more of an emphasis on ambition, Status,
potential, warmth and personality characteristics
Masturbation
▪ Samuel Tissot: believed semen was made from blood and loss of semen was harming to health
o He wrote about mind and body damaging effects of self-abuse
▪ Cunnilingus: oral stimulation of vulva (clit, labia minora, vestibule, vaginal opening).
o Many lips warmth, softness and moistness of this and effective for orgasm
o Can have rapid or circular or back and forth tongue movement on clit, sucking or thrusting tongue
▪ Fellatio: oral stimulation of penis and scrotum
o Gently/vigorously licking/sucking glans, frenulum, penile shaft, licking/enclose testicle in mouth
o Some enjoy manual stimulation
o Ejaculate can be swallowed or not based on preference
o Analingus: oral stimulation is risky with infection as possibility in anus
Coitus and Coital Positions
▪ Men on top (face to face)- missionary
o Advantages:
▪ Women sitting upright can stimulate their own clit or use her hands freely
▪ Men or women can guide penis in vagina
▪ Man likely to support some or all of his weight on his elbows, hands or knees.
▪ Women can wrap legs around mans hips or back if she pleases
▪ Further her legs are up, deeper the penetration the man can make—good for pregnancy
▪ Man can use his hands to caress his partner
▪ Good for men and women to look at each other and kiss during and after
▪ Early ejaculation can occur
▪ Man feels dominant and in charge, women passive and accepting
o Disadvantages:
▪ Some women find weight of man restricts pelvic movement and some do not like deep
penetration
▪ Uncomfortable during pregnancy
▪ Women on top (face to face)
o Advantages:
▪ Women feel in charge
▪ Good for later months of pregnancy
▪ Good for men with larger stomachs, takes pressure off and allows for freedom of movement
▪ Less vigorous energy, less demanding, requires
▪ Women sets a gentle pace and is caring and protective of her man
▪ Either man or women can lower p in v
▪ Can start at this position or arrive at it by rolling over from a man on top
▪ Women weight is no problem
▪ Women can regulate depth of penetration and rate of thrusting
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Document Summary
Acculturation replacing traditional beliefs/behavior with those of dominant culture creates differences. Joy of sex highlighted varied, experimental sexual behavior for couples: masters and johnson: did sex experiments in stl and hooked people to medical devices and watched the sex. He (1) human sexual response and human sexual inadequacy first hooked up prostitutes then took volunteers: when one (typically m) exhibits renewed which resonated with housewife role. Coolidge effect: three books: awareness sexual interest if introduced to new receptive sexual partners, even after cessation of sex with prior but still available sexual partners. Types of love: nonlove: absence of all three components; acquaintances. Infatuation: passion only: friendship/liking: intimacy only, empty love: commitment only, companionate love: intimacy and commitment only, fatuous love: passion and commitment only, romantic love: passion and intimacy, consummate love: all three components. Factors accounting for attractiveness: proximity: geographic nearness is most important.
