HLST-210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nuclear Weapon, Ope, Sigmund Freud
22 Nov 2016
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Sex negative culture rooted in a religious but internally derived and idiosyncratic understanding. Did not believe that it was normal for women to experience orgasm: women who found sex pleasurable were seen as deviant. Men thought sexual activity drained their strength. No premarital sex men and women socialized apart before marriage. In the dark: with undergarments on, with the man always on top and initiated it, no foreplay, as fast as possible to save women from unpleasantness. Sex positive culture children were encouraged to get in touch with their sexuality at a young age: age 13 boys were taught oral sex, then had a sexual experience with an older woman. Premarital sex among adolescents was culturally approved and frequent. Mothers encouraged daughters to have sexual relationships with many men. Men were encouraged to give their partners sexual pleasure: bringing the female to orgasm.
