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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 Objectives

At the conclusion of Chapter 1, you should be able to:

1

Discuss the dissemination of sexual images through the mass media, including men's and women's magazines, the Internet and advertising.

2

List the different television genres and describe how each genre portrays sexuality.

3

Describe depictions of sexuality in Hollywood films, including gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered relationships.

4

Discuss the nature of anonymous sexual interaction facilitated by the Internet and phone pornography.

5

Describe and compare the sexual impulse as seen among the Mangaia, Dani, and Victorian Americans.

6

Discuss same-sex relationships in ancient Greece and among contemporary Sambians as examples of cultural variation.

7

Describe cultural variability of gender concepts, especially in terms of transsexuality and two-spirits.

8

Discuss the concepts of natural and normal sexual behavior in relationship to societal norms.

9

Describe the emergence of the concept of normal sexual behavior, including the five criteria used to define it.

10

Explain the concepts of sexual behavior and variation in terms of continuum and nonconformity.