PSY424H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Condom, Pluralistic Ignorance, Casual Sex
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Many adults believe same-sex sex is morally wrong. Though they are becoming more: many other cultures have been accepting of gay/lesbian unions for a while now. multiple others. Attitudes about casual sex premarital intercourse: attitudes have changed with the times. But misinformation and abstinence programs are not helping the matter: sex following expressions of love tends to be more positive. Sex in committed relationships: sexual motives range from altruistic to vengeful and from intimate to impersonal. 4 themes behind the different motives for sex: Insecurity: men more likely to have sex for physical, pragmatic, and insecure reasons; both equally likely for emotional. Influencing frequency of sex is: nature of relationship (and length), age, passion, and sexual orientation: gay men have more sex than lesbians or heterosexuals. Though over time the frequency of sex drops greater for them, such that after 10 years they have less sex than heterosexual.
