PSYC 350 Chapter 7: Chapter 7 – Sexual Relationships.docx
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Others: desire for status, security, profit, conform, moral beliefs, rebel, jealousy, to have children. Moral judgments about sex depend on its context. Ira reiss studies showed people judge morality of heterosexual behavior by the relationship within which it occurs: more affectionate, intimate or committed the relationship is more likely consider sexual acts morally acceptable. Three views traditional (sex for procreation that"s it), relational (sex purpose is to cement relationship), recreational (sex for casual purpose) Region northeast/west cost less likely to have traditional perspective. Catholics/mainstream protestants relational, no religion - recreational. Note: although survey data does not account for individual perspective. Gss found decline in population who says sex before marriage is always wrong , 1980 aids increase in disapproval of gay but 1990"s decline in this america must be changing their minds, teen sex not changed or are more negative, extramarital sex more negative. Attitudes in other countries differ from those in the us.
