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 Chapter 7 Adult Sexuality and Relationships

CHAPTER 7
ADULT SEXUALITY AND RELATIONSHIPS

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Chapter 7: Adult Sexuality and Relationships

SEXUALITY IN YOUNG Teaching Suggestions: 1(A), 4(B)
ADULTHOOD Learning Objectives: #1,2,3,4

MATE SELECTION: HOW AND Teaching Suggestions: 1(B)

WHY WE COUPLE Learning Objectives: #5,6,7,8,9

ADULT PARTNERSHIPS Teaching Suggestions: 2(B), 4(C)

Learning Objectives: #10,11,12,13,14,15,16,
17,18

SEXUALITY AND AGING Teaching Suggestions: 1(C), 2(A), 3(A), 4(A)

Learning Objectives: #19,20,21,22,23,24,25,
26

SEXUAL EFFECTS OF ILLNESS Teaching Suggestions:

Learning Objectives: #27, 28

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, students should be able to:

1. Briefly describe sexual behaviors and risks commonly engaged in during the transition from
adolescence to young adulthood.

2. Describe trends in college experiences and how these may impact sexuality.

3. Describe the concept of gender difference regarding views on intimacy.

4. Describe the concept of “hooking up” and how it has been researched.

5. List and describe three strategies for sexual connections (one night stands, FWBs, and booty
calls).

6. Briefly describe the classic psychology theory of mate selection.

7. Describe the social network theory of coupling.

8. Describe the assumptions of equal status contact with regard to coupling.

9. List and describe four evolutionary theory hypotheses regarding mate selection.

10. Briefly describe relational commitment and sexual activity trends in marriage.

11. List rates of U.S. cohabitation, and describe the benefits and drawbacks of this kind of
partnership.

12. Describe factors that influence rates of sexual activity in relationships.

13. Briefly describe U.S. perceptions of monogamy.

14. Describe recent findings regarding the rates of sexual infidelity.

15. Describe the types of extradyadic relationships mentioned in the text.

16. Briefly discuss the relationship of the sexual revolution of the 70s to the current prominence of
alternative-to-marriage relationships.

17. Describe the emotional consequences of infidelity.

18. Describe trends, including ages and rates of marriage in the U.S.

19. Describe the rates of, influence of, and social responses to divorce.

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20. Describe general concerns about, and support for sexuality and aging individuals.

21. List and describe three myths about sexuality and older people.

22. Describe institutional limitations regarding sexual expression of older individuals.

23. Describe physiological factors and surgical procedures that may influence aging sexuality.

24. List and describe factors that impact sexuality in older individuals.

25. Describe perceptions about masturbation and sexual activity in older individuals.

26. Describe research findings on same-gender orientated aging individuals.

27. Describe ways in which older individuals can maximize sexual expression.

28. Describe five physical illnesses that impact sexual activity.

29. Describe the impact of mental health on sexual activities.

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CHAPTER OVERVIEW
This chapter continues where Chapter 6 leaves off, furthering a full understanding of sexual
behavior and its place in the human life span. Here the author focuses on adult sexuality, dispels
myths of sexuality in the elderly, and addresses issues of health and illness in regard to sexual
activity.

• When people form couples today, they face the conflicts of high expectations versus reality and
limited resources; individual fulfillment versus maintenance of the partnership; and the hope of
a lifetime relationship versus the awareness of how frequently relationships break up.

• There are three main theoretical approaches to understanding how people select a mate or
sexual partner. Psychological theory assumes some inner mechanism of attraction; social
network theory demonstrates the significance of social groups in finding a partner; and
evolutionary theory holds that certain innate tendencies of males and females shape their mate
selection processes.

• Sexual activity tends to be highest in the earlier years of a relationship, gradually decreasing in
frequency. Sexual satisfaction does not seem to be correlated with frequency, and married
couples express more satisfaction than other groups.

• At least one-half of marriages in the United States end in divorce or separation, with 70 percent
of divorced people going on to subsequent marriages, one-half of which also end in divorce.

• Even though older people retain their interests and physical capacities for sexual expression, our
youth-oriented culture often fails to recognize it.

• The concerns of gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons as they age seem to be essentially the same
as for heterosexual persons. Gays do not face a greater likelihood of lowered self-esteem or
depression as they age.

• How sexually active an older person is depends on past activity, partner availability, physical
health, and knowledge of sexuality.

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TEACHING SUGGESTIONS

1. Large Group Activities

A) Marriage Activity

Objective: To help students develop an understanding of the complexities of marriage.

Method:

• Instruct students to get into pairs.

• Explain that they are to role-play as a married couple.

• The order of instruction should create several opposite-sex and same-sex couples.

• The instructor will introduce several topics for discussion, allowing 5 to 10 minutes.
Have students write down the conflicts and compromises that develop from each topic.

• Suggested list of topics include:

1. children: how many, methods of discipline, adoption possible, last name child will
have;

2. money: a joint or separate account, who pays what bills, vacation spending,
housework:

3. division of duties, yard work (tell your students that they are not allowed to hire
someone to do the work);

4. sex: how often, oral and anal sex occurrences, what variety of positions possible,
swinging, and variety of places.

• Instructor then discusses each topic in a large group setting, asking various pairs what
they decided and allowing comments from others to generate interest.

Upon completion: Students will have gained an awareness of some of the issues to be
explored with their partners before the wedding ritual or marriage.

B) Coupling Cycle

Objective: To explore the three stages of the coupling cycle.

Method:

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• Ask students if they are willing to share stories reflective of the expansive stage, the
contraction and betrayal stage, and the resolution stage. Students giving examples will
enhance comprehension as the instructor lectures on the information. To break the ice,
the instructor could always initiate this discussion by citing examples.

Upon completion: The sharing of examples may help to create a deeper understanding, as
well as class unity.

C) A Kind of Sexual Revolution

Objective: To examine issues involving the elderly and sexuality.

Method:

• Ask students their views on the elderly having sex.

• Have them read the boxed article “A Kind of Sexual Revolution.”

• Ask whether this information altered anyone’s perspective.

• Should nursing homes provide privacy areas for those not married?

• What policies should exist to govern sexual interaction among nursing home residents?

Upon completion: This discussion will help students to recognize that even the elderly have
needs and desires for intimacy and sex.

2. Guest Speakers
A) Invite an administrator from a local nursing home facility to discuss sexual activity among
the residents and what policies that facility has in place to support sex expression.
B) Contact the campus GLBT group and/or PFLAG to organize a panel presentation. Invite a
lesbian, gay man, a person who identifies as bisexual and parents/siblings of g/l/b people to
talk about their personal stories. Encourage an open and direct dialogue to educate and raise
awareness about g/l/b experiences in your area.

3. Questionnaires
A) Looking Ahead: Sex in Later Years (in main text)
Ask students to complete the self-evaluation at the end of this chapter in the main text. This tool
may provide good discussion and debate material.

4. SexSource Video Bank

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The SexSource video bank provides an excellent array of short videos that may serve as discussion
starters. In order to elicit the best responses, it is advisable to pair students in groups of two for
“pair sharing.” Give them the initial starter questions below, and then show the videos after some
initial discussion. Instructors should preview videos for time and content. Additionally, you may
want to download clips prior to class to ensure they are ready for viewing regardless of network
connectivity. All video clips may be found at: http://www.mhhe.com/sexsource

A) The Personals video clip – Ask paired students: How often do the elderly have sex? Does
sexual desire decrease with age? How does sexuality change as we mature? This video
shows “Herald,” an elderly man speaking about his sexuality. It’s a good discussion starter
for sexuality and aging, and it’s useful to begin dispelling the myth of the elderly being
asexual.

B) Mike on Marriage video clip – Ask paired students: What does it take to make a marriage
last? What is the ‘right age’ to get married? Are children from a divorced home more or less
likely to have a good marriage? In this video Mike discusses his views on marriage, both as
an adult man and an individual from a divorced home.

C) Keeping Your Mate video clip – Ask paired students: Can science help to save a marriage?
What are the components of a good marriage? How can you save a marriage that’s gone
bad? In this video Janice and Charles seek the help of psychologists and scientists to save
their marriage. This video provides an excellent starter for the topic of marriage and
illustrates how modern science can be employed to help a troubled one.

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GLOSSARY
cohabitation: living together and sharing sex without marrying.

consensual adultery: permission given to at least one partner within the marital relationship to
participate in extramarital sexual activity.

extradyadic relationships: relationships in which someone has some sort of emotional or sexual
intimacy with someone other than the primary partner

in loco parentis: a Latin phrase meaning “in the place of the parent.”

monogamous: sharing sexual relations with only one person.

polyandry (PAH-lee-an-dree): also referring to being married to more than one spouse usually
refers to a woman having more than one husband. Cross-culturally, it is less common than
polygamy.

polygamy (puh-LIG-uh-mee): practice, in some cultures, of being married to more than one spouse,
usually referring to a man having more than one wife.

psychosexual development: factors that form a person’s sexual feelings, orientations, and patterns
of behavior.

secondary abstinence: choosing not to have sexual intercourse after having experienced
intercourse one or more times.

social script: a complex set of learned responses to a particular situation that is formed by social
influences.

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