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Lecture 8: Sexuality in Adulthood Flashcards

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Two factors are critical for maintaining sexual capacity in old age

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  • good physical and mental health
  • regularly of sexual expression (use it or lose it)
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Changes in men

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  • Less testosterone production and sperm output
  • Erections occur more slowly
  • Volume of ejaculate decreases
  • Prostrate enlargement
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Changes in women

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  • Menopause
  • Changes in levels of sex hormones
  • Decline in vaginal lubrication and elasticity
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Sex Later on in Life

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  • Older people still have sex (and satisfaction is high)
  • Some changes to consider when having sex in older adulthood
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CNM Relationship Outcomes

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  • Engage in sex with both partners for intrinsic reasons (e.g., pleasure)
  • Greater sexual fulfillment with a second partner associated with lower sexual satisfaction in first partner
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Open Relationship Agreements

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  • Variable from one couple to another
  • Require clear communication to specify boundaries
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Consensual nonmonogamy (CNM)

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  • swinging
  • polyamory
  • open relationships
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Monogamy Maintenance

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  • Behaviors intended to maintain monogamy in an exclusive relationship
  • Proactive avoidance
  • Relationship enhancement
  • Derogating the alternative
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Mate poaching

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“Mate poaching occurs when someone forms a romantic and/or sexual relationship with someone who they know is already in an exclusive relationship.”

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outcomes of cheating

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  • Psychological distress for both partners
  • Relationship breakup
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Why do people cheat?

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infidelity associated with:
- stronger sexual interest
- more permissive sexual values
- lower relationship satisfaction
- weaker network ties to partner
- greater sexual opportunities

for many people, being faithful in a long-term monogamous relationship takes work

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The Never-Married Adults

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  • longer delay until marriage
  • many never-married adults are in romantic relationships
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Percentage of adults that never married

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1971
- 20-24 - 56%
- 25-29 - 21%

2016
- 20-24 - 96%
- 25-29 - 77%

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Long-Distance Relationships

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  • No differences in relationship or sexual satisfaction
  • No differences in rates of infidelity
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Singlehood

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  • Singleism: stigmatizing and stereotyping of people who are not in a romantic relationship
  • Committed relationship ideology
  • Singles are perceived as possessing more negative characteristics than partnered peers
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Are singles really that bad?

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  • No!
  • No differences in personality, attractiveness, self-esteem, and social ability
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Fear of being single

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  • Many people fear being single (single and partnered alike)
  • Fear of being single is a predictor of settling for less in existing relationships
  • This fear also predicts romantic interest in lower quality partners
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Cohabitation

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  • Stage before marriage (for many)
  • Common-law
  • Does not cause divorce
  • More frequent sex
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Marriage

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  • Why bother?
  • Sex 2-3x/week
  • Masturbation is normal
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Sexual Satisfaction

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More sexual satisfaction if:
1. sexual rewards > sexual costs
2. sexual rewards > sexual costs expected
3. Equal reward cost ratios
4. Satisfaction with nonsexual relationship

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Prevalence

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  • 1.2%-37.5% in nationally representative U.S. Samples
  • 16.5% - 85.5% in community/college samples
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Four categories of sexual infidelity:

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  1. Sexual/explicit behaviours – intercourse, oral sex, touching, kissing
  2. Technology/online behaviours - sexting, cybersex, browsing dating profiles
  3. Emotional/affectionate behaviours – sharing secrets, working late, giving/receiving emotional support/dressing to attract
  4. Solitary behaviours – viewing porn, masturbation, finding a celebrity attractive
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Infidelity

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  • Sexual: physically arousing contact (e.g., kissing, sexual touching, oral sex)
  • Romantic: close affection or intimate connection (e.g., “falling in love”)
  • Some behaviours are almost always considered infidelity
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Monogamy

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  • Monogamy = Expectation for romantic and sexual exclusivity in romantic relationship
  • Most expect monogamy but only some discuss it
  • Even so, infidelity is common
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Having Babies & Careers

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  • Children affect the sexual relationship of the couple
  • Tendency to delay having children
  • Two-career homes do not differ in sexual satisfaction
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Discrepant Sexual Desire

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  • Individuals can differ in levels of sexual desire
  • Maintain satisfaction via sexual communal strength
  • Approach vs. avoidance

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