SMF204 : SMF 204 Textbook Summary [Full Course] File contains concise, easy-to-read summaries of assigned textbook readings. Readings arranged chronologically by when they were assigned for ease of use; organized by chapter for increased readability.
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Human sexuality: the ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings. Countries with higher gender equality also report the highest levels of sexual satisfaction. Phallic worship: worship of the penis as a symbol of generative power. Havelock ellis was an early contributor to the science of human sexuality, he publishes a veritable encyclopedia titled studies in the psychology of sex. Sexologist richard von krafft-ebing described various sexual deviations in his book psychopathia. The period of the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s was deemed the sexual revolution. The theory is erotic plasticity states that in response to various social and cultural forces, people show different levels of sex drive and express their sexual desires in a variety of ways. Evolutionary psychology: the theory that dispositions towards behavior patterns that enhance reproductive success may be genetically transferred. Psychoanalysis: the theory of personality originated by sigmund freud, which proposes that human behavior represents the outcome of clashing inner forces.
