PSY 306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Courtly Love, Acculturation, Sexually Transmitted Infection
Document Summary
Sexual intelligence: sexual intelligence involves self-understanding, interpersonal sexual skills, scientific knowledge, and consideration of the broader cultural and political context of sexuality. Male and female gender roles in sexuality: in countries with greater gender equality, men and women"s sexual attitudes and behaviors were more similar than in societies with less gender equality. Sex as sinful: augustine formalized that intercourse should only take place within marriage for procreation, females should be subordinate (during sex aka on bottom) and that lust was the original sin of. Adam and eve: during middle ages, thomas aquinas said that human sexual organs were designed for procreation and any other use was against god"s will, heretical, and a crime against nature thereby completely alienating homosexuals. A sex-positive shift: protestant reformers shifted view of nonreproductive sex as sinful martin luther and john. The media and sexuality: television often portrays sexuality has promoted greater knowledge, tolerance, and positive social change.
