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Sexuality in Adulthood (being single (greater sexual experience (men and…
Sexuality in Adulthood
sexuality in early adulthood
developmental concerns
establishing sexual orientation:
children and adolescents may engage in sexual experimentation but not necessarily associate these activities with sexual orientation
integrating love and sex:
traditional gender roles call for men to be sex-oriented and women to be love-oriented
forging intimacy and making commitments:
young adulthood is characterized by increasing sexual experience
making fertility/childbearing decisions:
becoming a parent is frowned upon in adolescence but becomes legitimate when older
practicing safer sex to protect against sti:
an awareness of the various stis and ways to to best protect against them must be integrated
evolving a sexual philosophy:
as ppl move from adolescents to adults they also grow their beliefs in sex
establishing sexual orientation and gender identity
models of sexual orientation
sexual orientation is a model of human sexuality that has been clouded by misunderstanding, myth and confusion
much as our views of gender, masculinity and femininity has changed, so have conceptualizations of our gender
prevalence of sexual minorities
we dont really know the exact number of lgbtq people
this is bcs a lot of same-sex relationships are stigmatized
since sexuality varies over time its hard to make accurate data from it
the lgbtq identity process
identifying oneself as lgtbq usually takes a while
college graduates would often identify themselves as lgbtq bcs they're more exposed to diversity, pluralism and self-evaluation
being single
greater sexual experience
men and women who married later are thought to have more sexual experience
nonmarital sex are the norm among many adults
many singles are divorced
45% of americans are single
financial instability, societal acceptance and personal preference may contribute to this
widespread acceptance of cohabitation
since cohabitation is seen as a viable living arrangement many couples choose to not get married