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CHAPTER 4. S EXUALITY. The Sexual Response Cycle. Source: William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, Human Sexual Response (Boston: Little, Brown, 1966), p.5. Reprinted by permission. Reasons for Agreeing to Unwanted Sexual Activity.
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CHAPTER 4 SEXUALITY
The Sexual Response Cycle Source: William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, Human Sexual Response (Boston: Little, Brown, 1966), p.5. Reprinted by permission.
Reasons for Agreeing to Unwanted Sexual Activity Source: Data from C.L. Muehlenhard and S.W. Cook, The Journal of Sex Research, 24:65, 1988.
Percent Distribution of Women 15–44 Years of Age Using Contraceptive Methods Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2004/2005: 69.
100 80 “NOT WRONG” 60 G N I Y A S 40 T N E C R 20 E P 0 9 9 l n s e e h e e e n e n n + o n 2 4 r t t t e g g g o a e 0 i i m o a a a i h h e e h 5 - N m - t M h o u H e l l 8 s 0 T l l W W c Y o d S o o e 1 3 S s a t W 2 C C r s o 1 r G e P L Education Proportion Agreeing That Premarital Sex Is Not Wrong 72 64 63 62 61 59 58 53 53 49 44 43 30 t c i l o h t a C Se x Age Race Religion Source: Data from L. Hugick and J. Leonard, “Sex in America” in The Gallup Poll Monthly #313, October 1991, p. 69.
Major Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases • AIDS ― Caused by a virus that attacks certain white blood cells, eventually causing the individual’s immune system to stop functioning • Gonorrhea ― One of the oldest forms of sexual disease. It can be transmitted by any kind of sexual contact, including kissing
Major Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Cnt’d) • Syphilis ― Transmitted by sexual contact but can also be transmitted in a blood transfusion or, if a pregnant woman acquires it, to the fetus • Genital Herpes ― Transmitted by sexual intercourse and shows up in the form of painful blisters on or in the area of the genitals. There is no cure for genital herpes • Chlamydial Infections ― Usually have no symptoms, and can cause infection of the urethra in males and infections in the reproductive system in females