After reading Chapter Eight, you should be able to:
- Define sex.
- Define sex from a biological perspective.
- Define sex from a cultural perspective.
- Summarize the profound changes in sexual attitudes and practices during the last century, noting in particular the sexual revolution and the sexual counter-revolution.
- Summarize research findings on sexual behavior in the United States with regard to premarital sex, sex among adults, and extramarital sex.
- Identify and define four sexual orientations along the sexual orientation continuum.
- Present the two arguments on how people come to have a sexual orientation.
- Discuss the role of the gay rights movement in moving the public attitude toward greater acceptance of homosexuality.
- Discuss the issues surrounding the high rate of teenage pregnancy.
- What are the objections to pornography?
- Examine types of prostitution and the extent of prostitution around the world.
- Discuss the range of sexual violence and abuse in the United States.
- Examine human sexuality by applying sociology’s three major theoretical approaches.
