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Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen. The Spectrum of Human Sexual Behavior. Human diversity in sexual orientation & activity Range from erotophilic to erotophobic Diversity more common in males than in females Hypersexuality High interest and drive. Hyposexuality Low interest and drive Celibacy

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Chapter Thirteen

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  1. Chapter Thirteen The Spectrum of Human Sexual Behavior

  2. Human diversity in sexual orientation & activity Range from erotophilic to erotophobic Diversity more common in males than in females Hypersexuality High interest and drive Hyposexuality Low interest and drive Celibacy Choice not to share sexual activity with others Erotomania Rare, compulsive behavior Nymphomania in females Satyriasis in males Varying Degrees of Sexual Interest and Activity

  3. Transvestism Cross-dressing wearing clothes of opposite gender feeling driven to do so some sexual arousal Not new phenomenon May be fetishism More common than generally believed Transgender Lifestyle Great diversity influenced by degree of dissatisfaction with regard to anatomy Sex Reassignment For transsexuals trapped in wrong body 10-15% failure rate Transgender Behaviors

  4. The Need to Enhance Sexual Arousal • Erotica and Pornography • Magazines, videotapes, Internet • Habituation • Sexual Devices and Toys • Vibrators, bondage or pressure devices, penis extenders • Sex shops, mail order, Internet • Group Sex • Threesomes, orgy

  5. Fetishism • Sexual arousal triggered by objects or materials not considered sexual • Object often used in masturbation • Mostly harmless • Inordinate attachment considered abnormal

  6. Sexual Fantasy • Significant part of most people’s sexual individuality • 19% women, 54% men, at least one per day • Begin, on average, between 11 and 13 • Not necessarily connected to sexual behavior • Gender differences • Male more active, impersonal, and visually oriented • Females more passive and romantic • Exploratory, Intimate, Impersonal, Sadomasochistic

  7. Sex Worker Industry Female prostitutes streetwalkers call girls brothels massage parlors Male prostitutes hustlers call boys Telephone sex Victimless? Sex-Related Behavior with Unknown Victims Obscene phone calls Frotteurism, toucherism Exhibitionism Voyeurism Bestiality Sadomasochism Necrophilia Atypical and Potentially Problematic Sexual Connections

  8. Casual Sex and Pansexualism • Throughout the past century, overall attitudes toward sex have become more casual • Trends, however, like AIDS have tended to mitigate this casualness, with a gradual shift toward more conservative values • Pansexual means being open to a range of sexual activities

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