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Chapter 2 Sex Research: Methods and Problems

Chapter 2 Sex Research: Methods and Problems. Sexology. The study of sexuality Goal is to: Understand sexual behavior Predict sexual behavior Control / Influence sexual behavior Ethical considerations when “controlling behavior” Who comes up with the rules?. Considerations.

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Chapter 2 Sex Research: Methods and Problems

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  1. Chapter 2Sex Research: Methods and Problems

  2. Sexology • The study of sexuality • Goal is to: • Understand sexual behavior • Predict sexual behavior • Control / Influence sexual behavior • Ethical considerations when “controlling behavior” • Who comes up with the rules?

  3. Considerations • Polls are not representative of the population • Self selection • Surveys can be if they are random • How to obtain a random sample • Correlation versus causation • Rape and violent pornography

  4. Reliability and Validity • Finding consistent results no matter who uses the tool/test/method • Correctly measuring what you want to ask a respondent

  5. Evaluating Research: Questions to Ask • Why was the research done? Who did the research? What biases are there? • Who were the participants? How were they selected & assigned to groups? • How was the research conducted? What methods were used? • Where was the research reported? What additional support is there?

  6. Ethical Guidelines for Human Sex Research • No pressure or coercion for participation • Informed consent and voluntary participation • Confidentiality and anonymity • Question of deception • Institutional ethics review

  7. Why Ethics Are Importanthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g2h0GYISFw&feature=related

  8. Important Research • Kinsey Reports • Not representative • Mostly white, educated, urban, protestant • Some Disagreed with him • National Health and Life Survey • African Americans engage in less oral sex and masturbation, more than one partner in the past year • Whites engage in the most oral sex (giving and receiving)

  9. Technologies in Sex Research • Electronic devices for measuring sexual arousal • Penile strain gauge measures slightest change in penis size • Vaginal photoplethysmograph measures increased vaginal blood volume • Vaginal and Rectal myographs to measure muscular activity in the pelvic area

  10. Measuring Sexual Arousal

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