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Chapter 1 Perspectives on Sexuality

Chapter 1 Perspectives on Sexuality. Sexual Intelligence. Four components of sexual intelligence, which help us make responsible decision about our sexual behavior based on our personal values: Self-understanding Interpersonal sexual skills Scientific knowledge

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Chapter 1 Perspectives on Sexuality

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  1. Chapter 1Perspectives on Sexuality

  2. Sexual Intelligence • Four components of sexual intelligence, which help us make responsible decision about our sexual behavior based on our personal values: • Self-understanding • Interpersonal sexual skills • Scientific knowledge • Biological sexual orientation, what happens during arousal, how to enhance pleasure • Consideration of the cultural context of sexuality • Pro-life, pro choice

  3. Studying Sexuality: A Psychosocial Orientation • A Psychosocial Orientation takes into account • Psychological factors • Social conditioning factors (taboos, norms, roles) • Biological factors

  4. How Important is Sex in Your Life?Global Perspectives

  5. Cross-Cultural Perspectives: Islamic Middle East • Based on beliefs of Muhammad • Sex enjoyed by both sexes • Women inherently more sexual than men; this power contained by veils, segregation, female circumcision • Oppression of women and many sexually related restrictions stem from patriarchal cultural traditions and fundamentalist sects, not from religion and the teaching of the Qur’an.

  6. Cross-Cultural Perspectives: China • Ancient history promoted sexual activity but with Confucianism came stricter sexual attitudes. • Sexual conservatism with communist rule (1949) • Lack of basic information about sexuality • Sex outside of marriage and frequent sex within marriage discouraged • Almost no STDS • Current trends: increasing rates of pre-marital sex; increasing STDs; slightly more open to homosexuality; still lack of sexual knowledge and safe-sex skills.

  7. Our Cultural Legacy • Sex for Procreation • Penile-vaginal intercourse • Male and Female Gender Roles

  8. Sexuality in the Western World:Judeo-Christian Perspective • Ancient Hebrews • Rigid gender roles but sex as profound experience • Christianity • Spirituality through celibacy; sex as sinful • Contradictory images of women emerged • Virgin Mary: compassionate, pure, & unattainable • Eve: temptress

  9. Sex-Positive Shift • Protestant Reformation • Enlightenment; scientific rationalism • Temporary increase in respect for women • Value of sex in marriage, functions beyond procreation

  10. Sexual Attitudes and the Victorian Era • Women’s role constrained; women as asexual • Emotional & physical distance between husband and wife • Prostitution flourished • Continued polarized view of women as Madonna or whore • Mosher’s research contradicts prevailing view: finding Victorian women to experience sexual desire, enjoying intercourse, and experiencing orgasm

  11. 20th Century Sexuality • Social movements: suffrage movement; temperance movement; civil rights movement; lesbian & gay movement • World War II: Roles were expanded & more flexible • Postwar return to stricter roles • 1960s movement for gender equality • 1980s and AIDS

  12. The Media and Sexuality • Television • News, advice, and educational programs • Increased access to sexual material • Cable and music videos • Advertising • Magazines • The Internet and Wireless Technology

  13. Ads • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhiaq6Nzbe4 Bud Light Yoga • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgxxAwue7Fs Axe

  14. Sexual Taboos and Television

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