Describe the meaning of normative variations in the context of healthy sexuality.
What will be an ideal response?
The increasing popularity of lubricants, a dildo, massage, fragrant oils, feathers, and all kinds of other things to make sex more pleasurable speaks to a significant change that has been occurring in recreational sex among adults over the past generation.
People seem willing to experiment to find novel ways of achieving greater pleasure for themselves and their partners than in the past. In fact, according to a recent study, the greatest measure of this motivation is occurring not in cities, such as San Francisco, which is known for embracing sexual novelty, but in the more conservative regions of the country.
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Suzie feels pleasure when she stimulates her vulva area. Her parents are concerned that she might be masturbating and even capable of having an orgasm. Beginning at what age range would children understand this activity to be pleasurable?
a. 3-4 b. 5-6 c. 7-9 d. 11-12
Why is it thought that many powerful men, such as CEOs and politicians, are clients of dominatrices?
a. Because of their leadership positions, there is more pressure for them to maintain a wholesome image; this unrealistic expectation to live a "pure" life drives them to the other more "sexually deviant" extreme. b. Because of their high status position, they rarely play a submissive role in real life; thus, they enjoy playing a submissive role as part of a sexual fantasy. c. Because people in positions of power are often raised by parents who show limited emotion, as adults, they have difficulties with intimacy and seek "emotion-free" sexual gratification. d. Because their jobs are high in stress, the "pain" they endure with a dominatrix can be a means for stress relief.
Girls typically have their earliest sexual experiences in _____.
A. vaginal intercourse B. oral sex C. heterosexual petting D. masturbation
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A gender role is the same thing as a gender identity 2. A gender schema is a unique, personalized framework. 3. Hegemonic masculinity embodies the ideal of authority and dominance. 4. Hegemonic femininity embodies the ideal of authority and dominance. 5. Intentional misgendering is a form of discrimination.