Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Exhibitionism, Safe Sex, Clelia Duel Mosher

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Sexual activity is activity that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm. Sex (sexual behaviour and anatomy) is distinct from gender (being male/female) Historically, religion was main source of information concerning sexuality. Important early sex researchers during victorian era: sigmund freud, havelock ellis, richard von krafft-ebing, Big change on well-conducted sex surveys during 1990s. Mass media (tv, magazines, internet) has a very powerful influence on most people"s understanding of sexuality: may have an influence through cultivation, agenda-setting, and social learning o o o o o. Evidence of enormous variations in human sexual behaviour throughout human cultures around the world. Frequency of intercourse may vary from once a week to 3-4 times a night in others. Attitudes regarding premarital and extramarital sex, masturbation, same-sex behaviour and gender roles also vary. All societies regulate sexual behaviour in some way. In canada, sexual behaviours vary depending on one"s social class and ethnic and linguistic group.

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