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Heterosexual Deviance

Teen Sex

• Less stigma on premarital sex
  • more stigma for teens
• Teens  not mature
  • illegitimate babies
• Early sex is increasing
  • by age 15
    • 25% of girls
    • 30% of boys
  • 50% + active by 12 th^ grade
  • more partners
  • at younger age
  • highest premarital pregnancy
  • STD’s

Teen Sex

• Less stigma on premarital sex
  • more stigma for teens
• Teens  not mature
  • illegitimate babies
• Early sex is increasing
  • by age 15
    • 25% of girls
    • 30% of boys
  • 50% + active by 12 th^ grade
  • more partners
  • at younger age
  • highest premarital pregnancy
  • STD’s
    • Reasons for adolescents

becoming sexually active include:

• peer pressure
• parental factors
  • absent parents
• environmental variables
  • single parent homes
  • June (prom) & December

highest

Extramarital Sex

Extramarital Sex

• Adultery, infidelity

• Sex outside of marriage

• Considered as “wrong”

• Self reported data

• men 25%
• women 17%

Seductive Myths

• Most dream of it
  • Fantasy
  • Sexual escapade
  • not sex
• Myth
  • Men  exciting
• Reality
  • Far from exciting
  • Less than half  gratifying
• Myth
  • Oversexed
• Reality
  • Much less sexually active

Extramarital Sex

Cultural Variations

• Illegitimate adultery
  • Sexual intercourse not

necessary

• Lozi Africans
  • Walking w married women not related
  • giving beer
• Christians  literal

interpretation of bible

• divorce/ remarriage

Seductive Myths

• Most dream of it
  • fantasy
  • sexual escapade
  • not sex
• Myth
  • men  exciting
• Reality
  • far from exciting
  • less than half  gratifying
• Myth
  • oversexed
• Reality
  • much less sexually active

Extramarital Sex

Social Factors

• Premarital coitus  higher

extramarital sex

• Less religious more likely than

religious

• Lower income more so than high

income

• Economic Recession
  • different work schedules
• Anonymity of urban life
  • what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
• Greater longevity for marriage
• New technology  internet
  • Legitimate Adultery
    • More often  approved
    • Unhappy Kofya Nigerians
      • Take another lover while husband is around
    • Italians every married man has lover - Woman and man married to others
    • Servants  wives of rich men
      • Rich men  servants and cooks
      • Taboo to speak about it
    • Not in American Society

Extramarital Sex

Social Factors

• Premarital coitus  higher

extramarital sex

• Less religious more likely than

religious

• Lower income more so than high

income

• Economic Recession
  • different work schedules
• Anonymity of urban life
  • what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
• Greater longevity for marriage
• New technology  internet
  • Begins accidently
  • Gender  most important
    • Men more likely than women
      • attach little importance
      • not associate with love
    • Women  attach too much

significance

• believe not in love w husband
• affair partner  true love

Social Profile of Swingers

• Married couples exchanging

spouses for sex only

• co-marital sex
• mate swapping
• consensus between husband and wife
• 1 to 2 % of couples
• Middle class, suburban whites
• 25 – 45 y/o
• Politically somewhat conservative
• send kids to Sunday school
• not active w/ church
• Racial and ethnic prejudice

Social Profile of Swingers

• Married couples exchanging

spouses for sex only

• co-marital sex
• mate swapping
• consensus between husband and wife
• 1 to 2 % of couples
• Middle class, suburban whites
• 25 – 45 y/o
• Politically somewhat conservative
• send kids to Sunday school
• not active w/ church
• Racial and ethnic prejudice
• Nothing remarkably different

about them

• low church attendance
• unhappy childhoods
• husband  unhappy parental marriage
• sexually active in early age and frequency
• less political activity
• Lose control by religion, family

and community

Phone Sex

Phone Sex

• Sells sexual fantasies
• Faking interest in caller
  • Playing along with fantasy
• Max profit  long duration
  • Comply w caller
• Business attitude
  • Not like or dislike
  • Money making

Nude Dancing

Nude Dancing

• Sexual intimacy with

attractive woman

• Body exposed
• Interest not in dancing
• Flashing body parts
• Sexually arousing style
• Up close by the stage
• Men await with dollars
• Dancer exposes vagina
• Open labia, play with clitoris
• If wet, wipe with costumer’s

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