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At the conclusion of Chapter 1, students should be able to:
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Discuss the dissemination of sexual images through the mass media, including men's and women's magazines, the Internet, and advertising. |
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List the different television genres and analyze how each genre portrays sexuality. |
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Evaluate the depictions of sexuality in Hollywood films, including gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered relationships. |
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Examine the nature of anonymous sexual interaction facilitated by the Internet and phone pornography. |
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Describe and compare the sexual impulse as seen among the Mangaia, Dani, and Victorian Americans. |
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Investigate same-sex relationships in ancient Greece and among contemporary Sambians as examples of cultural variation. |
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Assess cultural variability of gender concepts, especially in terms of transsexuality and two-spirits. |
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Compare and contrast the concepts of natural and normal sexual behavior in relationship to societal norms and personal beliefs. |
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Describe the emergence of the concept of normal sexual behavior, including the five criteria used to define it. |
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Explain the concepts of sexual behavior and variation in terms of continuum and nonconformity. |