Identify and describe sexual scripts for men and women in the U.S. How do these guide sexual behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
The student should indicate that sexual scripts are expectations for sexual behavior in certain situations. These scripts are learned throughout our lives. Men and women have different expectations and rules for behavior. Men are expected to be more aggressive sexually and be more physically aroused. Women are expected to be more nurturing and accommodating. Women value intimacy; men value conquest.
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