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Learning ObjectivesAfter completing this chapter you should be able to:
| List and describe four principles that help explain how sexual imagery in advertising can influence behavior. |
| Explain how advertisers often make use of stereotypes, as well as our visceral responses to sexual stimuli to sell products. |
| Distinguish among erotica, pornography, and obscenity and summarize several important court cases relevant to these distinctions. |
| Summarize the messages about human sexuality that pornography promotes. |
| Explain the controversies surrounding child pornography. |
| Summarize the findings regarding the relationship between pornography and sexual violence. |
| List and describe the main types of female and male prostitutes. |
| Explain the relationship between prostitution and the spread of HIV. |
| List and describe seven pervasive attitudes that make dealing with coercive and violent sexual behavior problematic. |
| Describe four types of sexual harassment, what is known about their prevalence and impact, and what to do if you experience sexual harassment. |
| Describe the special issues surrounding sexual harassment in academic settings and between professionals and their clients. |
| Distinguish between rape and sexual assault. Describe the important features of five types of rape or sexual assault, and summarize what one should do if raped or sexually assaulted. |
| Summarize the findings regarding the impact of rape and sexual assault on survivors. |
| Summarize what is known about why particular individuals rape or sexually assault. |
| Describe how our society attempts to prevent rape and to deal with the rapist. |
| Distinguish among child sexual abuse, pedophilia, incest, and child molestation. |
| Summarize what is known about the prevalence and signs of child sexual abuse. |
| Summarize the findings regarding the characteristics of child sexual abusers and the response of their victims. |
| Describe the impact of child sexual abuse on survivors, including the controversy about recovered memories. |
| Describe how our society attempts to prevent and treat child sexual abuse and how offenders are dealt with. |
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