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Understanding Psychology, 6/e
Robert S. Feldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sexuality and Gender

Learning Objectives

These are the concepts and the learning objectives for Chapter 11. Read them carefully as part of your preliminary survey of the chapter.

Gender and Sex

1. Differentiate between sexuality and gender, and discuss the development of typical attitudes toward them. (pp. 320-321)

2. Describe the effects of sexism in the workplace, including inequities in pay and job advancement, as well as sexual harassment. (pp. 321-323)

3. Identify differences in personality factors and cognitive abilities between men and women. (pp. 324-326)

4. Explain the impact of biological factors and social environment on gender schema. (pp. 326-328)

Understanding the Human Sexual Response: The Facts of Life

5. Describe the biological and psychological aspects of sexual behavior paying specific attention to sex drive, erotic stimuli, and erogenous zones. (pp. 329-331)

6. Outline the four phases of the human sexual response, and distinguish between the male and the female response. (pp. 331-332)

The Varieties of Sexual Behavior

7. Explain how sexual normality is understood and defined by society. (pp. 335-337)

8. Describe patterns of heterosexual behavior, including premarital, marital, and extramarital sex. (pp. 337-338)

9. Define homosexuality and bisexuality, and discuss theories that have been proposed regarding the development of sexual orientation. (pp. 339-340)

Sexual Difficulties: When Sex Goes Wrong

10. Discuss the common characteristics of rape and childhood sexual abuse. (pp. 341-343)

11. Identify the common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and indicate the symptoms and treatment of each. (pp. 343-345)

12. Describe the most commonly experienced sexual problems and the treatment approaches available. (pp. 345-346)