HLWL 1109 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Labia Majora, Vasocongestion, Human Sexual Response Cycle
12 Oct 2016
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The brain controls and regulates sexual behavior chiefly through hormones and neurotransmitters. Sexologists believe that testosterone is the most influential hormone in the sexual behavior of both men and women. Women"s estrogen levels decrease during menopause but testosterone levels remain constant, which may result in an increase in sexual desire. Neurotransmitters: chemical messengers in the body that transmit messages from one nerve cell to another. Oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine and vasopressin affect sexual desire, arousal, orgams and desire to couple with certain partners. Our family of origin is our first reference group and throughout our interactions, we internalize norms about sexual attitudes and behaviors. Ethnic difference in family composition reveal that black college students are more likely than student of other ethnicities to have divorced, separated or never married parents. Our ethnicity forms a barrier, a sexualized perimeter, that helps us decided who we have sex with. The more religious people are, the more conservative their sexual behavior tends to be.
