SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Naturism, Libido, Promiscuity

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Best Joel

Document Summary

Article: sexual modesty, social meaning, and the nudist camp . Immodesty can consist of: the person doing the immodest act (active, how a person responds to the immodest act (passive) Modesty consists of: ones control over their sexual interests, ex: wearing covering clothing around the opposite sex. Nudist camp rules: no single males, no staring, no sex jokes or talk of sex, no body contact, no dancing in the nude, no alcohol, no clothing. Some leeway is given if you are new to the. Determination: clothes are not good at determining modesty. Clicker question: weinburg argues that people at nudist camps: We believe that sex is natural: biological, instinctual. William masters & virginia johnson: studied sex while it occurred, monitored, breathing. Blood pressure: used cameras and watched the act taking place. Adultery: the scarlet letter, islamic couple was caught committing adultery and they were stoned to death, law. You are also able to pay your taxes on a different schedule.