Psychology 2075 Study Guide - Havelock Ellis, Magnus Hirschfeld, Sigmund Freud

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

Document Summary

Sigmund freud (1856-1939: founder of psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Henry havelock ellis (1859-1939: believed that women, like men, are sexual creatures, believed that sexual deviations from the norm are often harmless. Richard von krafft-ebing (1840-1902: coined the concepts of sadism, masochism and pedophilia, created the terms heterosexuality and homosexuality. Magnus hirschfeld (1868-1935: established a marriage counseling service, worked for legal reforms and gave advice on contraception and sex problems, special interest was homosexuality. There has never been a major national survey of the sexual behaviour of canadians. The average canadian"s views about sexuality are likely to be much more influenced by the mass media than by scientific findings. Humans are unique in the way that cultural learning accumulates over time. Culture traditional ideas and values transmitted to members of the group by symbols (languages) Ethnocentrism tends to influence people"s understanding of human sexual behaviour.