SOC 152A Lecture 9: Soc 152A - Sociology of Human Sexuality - Lecture 9 Notes
4/25/18
●UCSB and AIDS (random sample
○Many people are taking NO precautions
○For vag sex
■Only 32% use condoms 100% of the time
■53% average condom use in last 3 months
○For anal sex
■Only 26% use condoms 100% of the time
■28% average condom use in last 3 months
●Anal sex spreads HIV and AIDS much more than vag sex
○Yet people don’t use condoms as much with anal sex
●Anal sex among hetero non-virgins =
○22% average
○22% females
■Females had 1.4 partners in lifetime
○23% males
■Males had 1.7 people in lifetime
●During anal sex
○When penus pushed on anus and sphincter the sphincter contracts
○Tight fit leads to small tears in the anus
○Each small tear is like a large superhighway for HIV to enter the body
○The anal wall is very thin compared with the vaginal wall
■Vagina has very strong walls
●Vagina is meant for penis, anus is not
●Sex risks
○1. Anal
○2. Vaginal
○3. Oral
●Average condom use (anal sex) in last 3 months
○Heterosexuals: 28%
○Gays: 72%
●It is wise to abstain from anal sex if you can
