Human Sexuality chapters 1 & 2

Alfred Kinsley's publications

1948—Sexual Behavior in the Human Male 1953--Sexual Behavior in the Human Female

Case Study

A non-experimental research method that examines either a single subject or a small group of subjects individually and in depth

Experiments

A research method that allows us to use cause and effect conclusions

What governs human sexuality

Age Race/ethnicity Culture Religious affiliations Life experiences Political ideology Sexual preference Sexual experience No sexual experience Number of sexual partners Situation

Who is famous for researching sex after World War II became known as the sexual revolution

Alfred Kinsey

A sociologist should never use data collected by any other person or organization

False

Global views about sexuality are similar

False

Participant observation is a research by which researchers working in a laboratory carefully measure the behavior of others

False

Alfred Kinsey

Famous for doing research on sexuality after ww2

Sexuality in China

Increasing rates of pre-marital sex Increasing STDs Slightly more open to homosexuality Still lack sexual knowledge and safe-sex skills

Sexual intelligence

Involves self-understanding, interpersonal sexual skills ,scientific knowledge, and consideration of the cultural context of sexuality

How do people view pleasurable sex

It varies greatly depending on a cultures background, but in recent years particularly in western nations it has become acceptable

A major advantage of using existing data is

Saving time and money

Different definitions of sex

Sex is different for different people, many just consider penile- vaginal intercourse as just sex but others may consider anal, oral, and so on as sex as well

Which research method asks the subjects to respond to a series of items in a questionnaire or interview

Survey

An advantage of the survey method of research is:

That they are relatively inexpensive and data can be obtained from large groups of people They provide great flexibility in data gathering procedures

Sexology

The study of sexuality

A disadvantage of the direct observational method of research is

The subjects' behaviors may be influenced by the presents of an observer

Goals of Sexologists:

Understanding sexual behavior Predicting sexual behavior Controlling sexual behavior

Using which of the following methods would a researcher be most likely to reveal information about herself to her subjects

interview