Psychology 2075 Chapter 1: Chapter 1.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

People are curious about sex may be because exchanging sexual info is taboo in our culture and this curiosity motivates us to study sex. Sex is an important force in many people"s lives so there are practical reasons for wanting to learn about it. Experience concerns about our sexual functioning look to improve. Study of sexuality is multidisciplinary with various perspectives effects of religion, science, media and culture on our understanding of the subject. The term sex is ambiguous (could be referring to gender or sexual behaviour) depending on context. Sex refers to sexual anatomy & sexual behaviour. Gender refer to state of being male or female. Gender roles exert a powerful influence on the way people behave sexually. Biologist may define sexual behaviour as any behaviour that increases the likelihood of gametic union definition emphasizes the reproduction function of sex.