Chapter 1

Question 1

Psychosocial Orientation

Answer 1

• Psychological Factors
• Social Conditioning Factors
• Biological Factors

Question 2

Psychological Factors

Answer 2

Emotions, attitudes, and motivations

Question 3

Social Conditioning Factors

Answer 3

When we learn our social groups’ expectations and norms

Question 4

Biological Factors

Answer 4

• hormones and nervous system
• biological components of sexual orientation
• theories about the role of genetic selection through human evolution
• impact of specific genetic variables on an individual

Question 5

Islamic Culture

Answer 5

• beliefs of Muhammad
• sex enjoyed by both sexes
• women more inherently sexual than men
• women controlled by veils, segregation, and female circumcision
• marriages are arranged; male heir is primary goal
• female adulterers and male homosexuals severely punished

Question 6

China Culture

Answer 6

• highly restrictive prior to the 1990’s
• lack of basic information
• few report premarital intercourse; of these only 50% used contraception
• current trends: more sexual content in media; increasing divorce rates and STD’s

Question 7

U.S. Culture

Answer 7

• sex for procreation
• penile-vaginal intercourse primarym
• strict male and female gender roles

Question 8

Ancient Hebrews

Answer 8

• highly specialized gender roles; sex seen as profound experience

Question 9

Christianity

Answer 9

• spirituality equated with celibacy; sex is sinful

Question 10

Middle Ages

Answer 10

• contradictory images of women
• Virgin Mary; compassionate, pure, and unattainable
• eve-temptress

Question 11

Sex Positive Shift

Answer 11

• Protestant reformation
• enlightenment; scientific rationalism
• temporary increase in respect for women

Question 12

Victorian Era

Answer 12

• women restrained and constrained
• women not troubled with sexual feelings of any kind
• emotional and physical distance between husband and wife
• prostitution flourished
• Mosher’s research contradicts prevailing view

Question 13

20th Century

Answer 13

• suffrage movement (right to vote)
• temperance movement (abolition of slavery)
• right to own property and attend university
• WWI/WWII expanded roles and became more flexible
• postwar: return to stricter roles
• 1960’s move for equality
• 1980’s brought AIDS

Question 14

Media and Sexuality

Answer 14

• television (news, advice, and education programs) increased sexual material
• magazines
• advertising
• Internet

Question 15

Sexual Intelligence

Answer 15

Understand oneself sexually and having interpersonal sexual skills and integrity