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1he sycho|ogy of numan
Sexua||ty
Why study sex?

- essenual blologlcal funcuon
- healLh and well belng
- mosL people do lL (or wlll do lL)
- lL ls Lhe focus of much auenuon
- soclal lssues
paradox: llule sclenuc lnvesugauon
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What to Lxpect
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What to Lxpect
- sex ed?
- psychology?
- cross-dlsclpllnary
- academlc versus lnLrospecuon
- aLyplcal language and lmages - varleLy of responses
- experuse and experlences
- ob[ecuve versus sub[ecuve
- generallzauons versus lndlvldual dlerences
- dlsagreemenL
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Gu|d|ng r|nc|p|es
1. comforL wlLh and accepLance of your own sexuallLy
- ldenuLy, needs, deslres, goals, and rlghLs, phllosophy
2. personal cholce and responslblllLy
3. addresslng blases and sLereoLypes
- lnuence of culLure/envlronmenL
4. awareness, Lolerance, and respecL for sexual dlverslLy
3. real-llfe relevancy
6. physlcal and emouonal healLh and wellness
7. crlucal analysls of lnformauon abouL sexuallLy (lncludlng
research)
based on Pock (2010)
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n|story and the 8as|cs
Chapter 1
Chapter 7: 198-202
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A 8r|ef n|story
Anc|ent nebrews - procreauon and pleasure, monogamy,
polygamy
Anc|ent Greece - homosexuallLy, blsexuallLy, pederasLy,
prosuLuuon (courLesans and concublnes, slaves)
Anc|ent kome - orgles (Callgula)
1he 8as|cs
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A 8r|ef n|story
Lar|y Chr|snans - sex for procreauon
only, non-procreauve sex as sln,
vlrglnlLy

1he Iar Last
- Mus||ms - sex wlLhln marrlage,
no premarlLal sex, polygamy
- 1ao|sts - sexuallLy and
splrlLuallLy (yln)
- n|ndus - sex as vlrLuous and
naLural, celebraLed

1he 8as|cs
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A 8r|ef n|story
M|dd|e Ages (300-1300 Au) - lusL,
weL dreams, sexual dysfuncuon
blamed on wlLchcra

rotestant keformanon (Calvln, 16
Lh

cenLury) - sex noL only for
procreauon, buL Lo enhance Lhe
marlLal relauonshlp (exLramarlLal/
premarlLal sex sull punlshed)
1he 8as|cs
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A 8r|ef n|story
V|ctor|an Lra (19
Lh
cenLury) - exLreme sexual represslon,
marlLal duLy for procreauon and men's pleasure

1he 8as|cs
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n|story of Sex kesearch
k|chard Ire|herr von kram-Lb|ng
- Cerman psychlaLrlsL and sexologlsL
- !"#$%&'()%*( ,-./(0*" (1886)
- non-procreauve sex was a perverslon
paradox|a: sexual deslre aL Lhe wrong ume
of llfe
anesthes|a: lnsumclenL sexual deslre
hyperesthes|a: excesslve sexual deslre
paraesthes|a: sexual deslre for Lhe wrong
goal or ob[ecL
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n|story of Sex kesearch
S|gmund Ireud
- psychodynamlc Lheory, llbldo, penls envy

A|fred k|nsey
- rsL ma[or publlshed large sex survey
- prevalence of homosexuallLy
- exLramarlLal sex
- muluple orgasm
1he 8as|cs
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n|story of Sex kesearch
Masters and Iohnson
- rsL Lo look aL physlologlcal
sexual response ln men and
women
- lnLercourse, masLurbauon,
aruclal sumulauon ln Lhe lab
- 4-phase model of sexual
response
1he 8as|cs
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Sex


1he 8as|cs
80 - 100
73 - 90
23 - 30
3 - 33
3 - 20
1 - 20
sex
80 - 100 vaglnal-penlle lnseruon
30 - 63 anal-penlle lnseruon
3 - 30 oral conLacL
0 - 20 muLual masLurbauon
0 - 11 masLurbaung LogeLher
0 - 10 klsslng
v|rg|n|ty
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1he 8as|cs
Sex
- anaLomy
- conLexL
- sexual behavlour:
! may lnclude genlLal and non-genlLal
sexual expresslon
! may, or may noL, lnclude sexual
arousal and orgasm

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Idennty
Sexua| Cr|entanon
- Lo whom one ls sexually and romanucally auracLed
heLerosexual, homosexual, blsexual , asexual, eLc.

Gender
- sLaLe as male or female (personal, soclal, and legal)
behavlors, expecLauons, roles, represenLauons, and someumes
Lhe values and bellefs, LhaL are speclc Lo elLher men or
women
- Lransgender
1he 8as|cs
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Cross-Cu|tura| D|erences
Canada and the US
- Canada ls more llberal and LoleranL
- hlgher Leenage pregnancy raLe ln Lhe uS
1he 8as|cs
Canada uS
remarlLal Sex 80 60
Legal Aboruon on uemand 43 27
PomosexuallLy 60 38
Same-Sex Marrlage 48 39
LxLramarlLal Sex 14 7
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Cross-Cu|tura| D|erences
W|th|n Canada
- Cuebec ls Lhe mosL sexually llberal
- more llkely Lo have sexual lnLercourse aL a younger age, Lo
llve as common-laws, and have exLramarlLal sex
- lmmlgranLs ln Canada Lend Lo be more conservauve
- culLure clash: e.g., arranged marrlage, sex educauon,
homosexuallLy, medlcal vlslLs for sexual healLh, daughLers,
eLc.
1he 8as|cs
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1he 8as|cs
Cross-Cu|tura| D|erences
W|th|n Canada
- frequency of sex
Sex Ld
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Sources of Informanon
- parenLs: umlng, quallLy
- frlends
- slbllngs
- school (l.e., sex educauon)
- medla: enLerLalnmenL
- lnLerneL
- pornography: mechanlcs versus fanLasy
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Sources of Informanon
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Canada
- educauon ls Lhe responslblllLy of Lhe provlnces - quallLy
and Lype of sex ed varles from provlnce Lo provlnce
- SlLCCAn has guldellnes for sex educauon (based on a
sex-posluve model) - up Lo Lhe provlnces Lo declde
wheLher or noL Lo use Lhose guldellnes
- mosL programs focus on physlology, rlsk and danger
- varlauon: Leacher, reglon (l.e., school board)

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Absnnence-Cn|y Sex Ld
- promoLed by some on Lhe rellglous rlghL based on rellglous
docLrlne: purlLy, vlrLuoslLy, obllgauon
- llule lnuence on sex ed ln Canada, Canadlan governmenL
does noL supporL absunence-only
- huge lnuence on sex ed ln Lhe uS - Congress spenL $1.3
bllllon on absunence-only sex ed durlng Lhe 8ush years
! forelgn pollcy/ald
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Absnnence-Cn|y Sex Ld
- some rellglous groups also asserL LhaL Leachlng sex ed should
be le Lo Lhe parenLs, noL someLhlng LhaL happens aL school
- however, rellglous/conservauve parenLs are leasL llkely Lo
dlscuss sex (less comforLable, less knowledge, shame/gullL,
eLc.) - Lyplcally
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k|rby (2008)
- 2008 meLa-analysls of sex ed
from around Lhe world
(lncludlng Canada)
- 36 sLudles lncluded: 8
absunence only, 48
comprehenslve sex ed

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V|rg|n|ty |edges
+ on average, laLer rsL vaglnal lnLercourse, especlally lf
peers also Look pledge (18 monLhs)
- aL leasL as llkely (and ln some sLudles, more llkely) Lo have
oral and anal sex
- less llkely Lo use a condom
- equally as llkely Lo have S1ls, less llkely Lo seek medlcal
help
- 'vlrglns' who Look Lhe pledge were much more llkely Lo
have had anal sex Lhan Lhose 'vlrglns' who dld noL Lake Lhe
pledge
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Lecnveness of Comprehens|ve Sex Ld
- Leen pregnancy raLes have dropped 36 beLween 1996 and 2006
! 27.9 pregnancles per 1,000 ln 2006, 44.2 ln 1996
! lowesL raLes compared Lo uS (61.2), Lhe uk (60.3), and Sweden
(31.4)
- uSA pregnancy raLes double Lhose for Canada
- dropplng Leenage aboruons raLes
- lncreased use of conLracepuves
aurlbuLed Lo more relaxed amLudes Lowards sex:
! beuer communlcauon wlLh parenLs
! lmproved sexual condence
! beuer empowermenL Lo seek servlces relaLed Lo sexuallLy
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Lecnveness of Comprehens|ve Sex Ld
- whlle reduclng negauve aspecLs, should also focus on posluve
aspecLs
sexual self-esLeem
condence and empowermenL
openness
accepLance
lnumacy and love
relauonshlps
- ask sLudenLs whaL Lhey wanL and need Lo know
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Sex Adv|ce
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