Quiz 1

Question 1

What is sex

Answer 1

is in context to sexual autonomy and sexual behaviour, and the term gender will be used to refer to the state of being male or female.

Question 2

Sexual Behaviour

Answer 2

behaviour that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm.

Question 3

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Answer 3

sperm swimming in human semen

Question 4

Oskar Hetwif

Answer 4

fertilization of the egg with sperm in sea urchins

Question 5

Sigmund Freud

Answer 5

founder of psychiatry

Question 6

Magnus Hirscfield

Answer 6

first sex research institute. first large scale sex survey

Question 7

Media has what three things…

Answer 7

Cultivation
o Notion that people begin to think that what they see on television and in other media really represent mainstream of what happens in our culture

Agenda Setting
o News reporters select what to report, what to emphasize.
• 1988, US media focused on Bill Clinton sexual dalliances, suggesting to the public that these matters were important.
• The Canadian media rarely focuses on sexual activities of politicians.

Social Learning
o Characters on television, movies, novels serve as models whom we imitate, perhaps without realizing.
• Teens who watch sexy television engage in first intercourse earlier then teens who do not watch.

Question 8

Ethnocentrism

Answer 8

influence people’s understanding of human sexual behaviour

Question 9

incest taboo

Answer 9

a regulation prohibiting sexual intercourse between close blood relatives, such as brother and sister or father and daughter.

Question 10

What are the three general rules regarding same sex partners?

Answer 10

1. No matter how a particular society views homosexuality, the behaviour always occurs in at least some individuals—that is, same-sex sexuality is found universally in all societies
2. Males are more likely to engage in same-sex sexual activity than females
3. Same-sex sexual activity is never the predominant form of sexual behaviour for adults in any of the societies studied

Question 11

What is the purpose of sex?

Answer 11

Procreation…
o Primary purpose of sex is reproduction
o Acceptance of sex within the confines of marriage
o Assumption of opposite gender orientation and behaviour
o Disapprove of non-procreational sex (i.e. same gender sexual activity, pre- marital and extra-marital sex)

Relational
o Sex is a natural component of intimate partnered relationships
o Acceptance of sex within the confines of a committed relationship
o Value monogamy and disapprove of sexual activity outside the primary relationship

Recreational
o Primary purpose of sex is physical, emotional or social pleasure
o Acceptance of any sexual activity
• usually between consenting adults
• some accept other partners
o More accepting of same gender sexual activity

Question 12

What are some determinants

Answer 12

Biological
Environmental
Psychological
Cultural
Societal
Historical

Question 13

Exogamy

Answer 13

is the custom of marrying outside a specified group of people to which a person belongs. In addition to blood relatives, marriage to members of a specific totem, clan, or other groups may be forbidden

Question 14

Evolutionary Psychology

Answer 14

focuses on how natural selection has shaped psychological mechanisms and processes (that is, the mind) rather than on how it has shaped sexual behaviour directly.

Question 15

Libido

Answer 15

Sex drive/energy. Freud saw as one of two major forces motivating human behaviour

Question 16

What are human personalities according to Freud?

Answer 16

ID - basic part of personality and is present at birth. It is the pleasure principle.
EGO - reality principle, keeping the ID in line. Functions to make the person have realistic rational interactions with others.
SUPEREGO - is the conscience, contains values and ideals of society that we learn, operates on idealism, moral goals.

Question 17

Erogenous Zones

Answer 17

part of the skin or mucous membrane that is extremely sensitive to stimulation; touching it in certain ways produce feelings of pleasure… lips, mouth, genitals, rectum etc…

Question 18

What are the stages of Psychosexual Development?

Answer 18

Oral Stage - Birth to 1
Anal Stage - 2
Phallic Stage - 3-6
Latency - until adolescents 
Genital Stage -

Question 19

What are the four Learning Theories?

Answer 19

Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Behaviour Therapy
Social Learning Theory

Question 20

Social Exchange Theory

Answer 20

maximize rewards and minimize costs.. social relationships in exchange of goods and services.

Question 21

Cognitive Theory

Answer 21

Sandra Bem…

Question 22

What are three approaches for sociological perspectives?

Answer 22

1. Every society regulated the sexuality of its members
2. Basic institutions of society affect the rules governing sexuality in that society
3. the appropriateness or inappropriateness of a particular sexual behaviour depends on the culture in which it occurs

Question 23

What are some social institutions on a Macro level?

Answer 23

Religion
Family
Law
Economy
Medicine

Question 24

Symbolic Interaction Theory

Answer 24

a theory that proposes human nature and the social order are products of communication among people

Question 25

According to Reiss, sexuality is linked to social structure in what three ways?

Answer 25

1. Kinship system - enforce resulting norms/rules of society
2. Power structure
3. Ideology of Society - assumptionabout human nature – what sexual practices are normal and abnormal/right and wrong. All cultures define it one way or another

Question 26

What is the social importance of sex according to Reiss?

Answer 26

1. Sexuality is associated with great physical pleasure
2. Sexual interactions are associated with personal self-disclosure, not only by one’s body but thoughts and feelings as well