Perspectives on Sexuality and Sexuality Research Flashcards

Flashcards covering the key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture notes on perspectives on sexuality and sexuality research.

Sex for Procreation (SFP)

The idea that reproduction is the only legitimate and moral reason for sex.

Rigid Male and Female Gender Roles

Strict expectations that men and women behave according to traditional gender norms.

Cisgender

A term for people whose gender identity matches the sex that they were assigned at birth.

St. Augustine of Hippo

Connected sex with sin and saw sexual pleasure as dangerous, only allowed within marriage for procreation.

Clelia Mosher's Research

Data collected from Victorian women that revealed women did feel sexual desire and experience orgasms.

Havelock Ellis

British physician; Believed in the 'love rights of women' and the acceptance of oral sex, masturbation, and homosexuality as long as no one was being harmed.

Sexology

The study of sexuality.

Population

Group of individuals being studied.

Sample

Subset of individuals in population.

Random Sample

Randomly chosen subset of a population.

Representative Sample

Limited sample that provides an accurate representation of the larger target population.

Convenience Sample

Selected based on convenience and accessibility.

Volunteer Bias

Tendency for those who volunteer for research to be different in some way from those that refuse.

Demographic Bias

Tendency for some members of population to be over-represented and others to be excluded can happen when convenience sampling.

Qualitative Study

Examines a small group of people in depth; in-depth explorations of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.

Survey

Data gathered from relatively large groups of people by means of questionnaires or interviews.

Direct Observation

Researchers observe and record responses of participants; eliminates the possibility of data falsification.

Experimental Method

Researcher manipulates a set of conditions, or variables, and observes the effect of this manipulation on participants’ behavior; can determine causal relationships between variables.

Case Study

Single subject or small group; each studied individually and in depth.

Non-response

Refusal to participate in a study.

Video CASI

Respondents view questions on computer screen and enter answers with labeled keys.

Audio CASI

Respondents listen to questions through headphones eliminates literacy issues and negative impact of interviewer subjects may prefer over face to face interview

Masters and Johnson

Studies Physiological changes during sexual arousal

Penile Plethysmograph

Looped around base of penis Measures changes in blood flow to penis- increase in circumference.

Vaginal Photoplethysmograph

Light sources and detector inserted into the vagina similar to tampon measures increased vaginal blood volume due to arousal via amount light backscattered to device.

Independent Variable

Variable that is manipulated (possible cause).

Tuskegee Study

Study of Untreated Syphilis in Black Americans, showed unethical research practices.

Dependent Variable

Variable that is measured (possible effect).

Informed Consent

Ensures participants are voluntarily participating, are well informed and can quit at any time.

Deception

Participants are told not all the information until the study is over to avoid skewing results

Debriefing

Revealing to participants the true purpose of the research at the end of the study

Ethics

Rules and guidelines that govern professional conduct.

Alfred Kinsey

Father of Sexology; first to ask people directly about their sexual behavior, conducted first large scale survey of sexuality

Institutional Review Board

Important for protection of people’s basic rights and welfare. Review research protocols to ensure that they adhere to ethical guidelines.