TERM 1
Case Study
DEFINITION 1
CAREFULLY DRAWN, IN DEPTH BIOGRAPHY OF AN
INDIVIDUAL OR A SMALL GROUP ADVANTAGES: GOOD
DEAL OF FREEDOM, RICHNESS OF
MATERIALDISADVANTAGES: NOT AS RIGOROUS AS AN
EXPERIMENT. PEOPLE OFTEN HAVE GAPS OF MEMORY,
ESPECIALLY CONCERNING CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.
INTERVIEWERS MIGHT GUIDE PEOPLE INTO
ANSWERING WITH WHAT THEY EXPECT TO HEAR.
TERM 2
HUMAN SEXUALITY
DEFINITION 2
WAYS IN WHICH WE EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESS
OURSELVES AS SEXUAL BEINGS. OUR AWARENESS OF
OURSELVES AS FEMALES OR MALES IS PART OF OUR
SEXUALITY, AS IS THE CAPACITY WE HAVE FOR EROTIC
EXPERIENCES AND RESPONSES.SUGGESTED:Human
sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences
and responses.
TERM 3
DISCIPLINES- BIOLOGICAL
DEFINITION 3
MEDICAL SCIENCE TEACHES US ABOUT STI'S AND THE
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF SEXUAL
DYSFUNCTIONSBIOLOGISTS INFORM US ABOUT THE
PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF SEXUAL AROUSAL
AND RESPONSE
TERM 4
DISCIPLINES- PSYCHOLOGICAL
DEFINITION 4
EXAMINES HOW OUR SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES
ARE SHAPED BY PERCEPTION, LEARNING, THOUGHT,
MOTIVATION AND EMOTION, AND PERSONALITY
TERM 5
DISCIPLINES-
SOCIOCULTURAL
DEFINITION 5
THEORISTS EXAMINE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SEXUAL
BEHAVIOR AND RELIGIONS, RACE AND SOCIAL CLASS.
