| Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e Brian Strong,
University of California, Santa Cruz Barbara Werner Sayad,
California State University, Monterey Bay Christine DeVault,
Cabrillo College William Yarber,
Indiana University
Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Learning ObjectivesAt the conclusion of Chapter 1, you should be able to:
1Discuss the dissemination of sexual images through the mass media, including men's and women's magazines, the Internet and advertising. |
| | | 2List the different television genres and describe how each genre portrays sexuality. |
| | | 3Describe depictions of sexuality in Hollywood films, including gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered relationships. |
| | | 4Discuss the nature of anonymous sexual interaction facilitated by the Internet and phone pornography. |
| | | 5Describe and compare the sexual impulse as seen among the Mangaia, Dani, and Victorian Americans. |
| | | 6Discuss same-sex relationships in ancient Greece and among contemporary Sambians as examples of cultural variation. |
| | | 7Describe cultural variability of gender concepts, especially in terms of transsexuality and two-spirits. |
| | | 8Discuss the concepts of natural and normal sexual behavior in relationship to societal norms. |
| | | 9Describe the emergence of the concept of normal sexual behavior, including the five criteria used to define it. |
| | | 10Explain the concepts of sexual behavior and variation in terms of continuum and nonconformity. |
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