Sexual Scripts

Unlike sex, the history of sexuality is dependant upon society and limited by its language in order to be defined and understood.

It’s no secret that we all have sex. Every person grows up as an individual, learning things about themselves as they go along, as well as learning about others. We all eventually end up calling someone else our significant other, whether it be of the same sex or not, and we all end up making personal decisions about our sexual identity and actions as we progress through life. We define our sexual identities of something unique to only us and we acquire our identities with a mix of influences: biological, psychological, social, cultures, values, and society in the time in which we are growing up. After such influences, we make the choice when to lose our

Human sexuality is a common phrase for all, and anything, pertaining to the feelings and behaviors of sex for the human race. Sexuality has been a topic that has been discussed and studied for as far back as 1000 years B.C. and is still being studied today. As the discussion of sexuality has progressed through history, theories have been created based on research and experiments that scholars have implemented, based on their own perceptions of human behavior. Out of the many theories that pose to explain sexual behavior, Sexuality Now explained ten that are seemed to be the most overlapped, and built off of theories. Of these theories, two that were discussed in the text were the behavioral and sociological theory. These two theories cover some of the basic ideas of what could possibly influence a person’s sexuality.

Human sexuality can be interpreted in many different ideas and understandings. Watching the documentary “Guardians of the Flutes,” I was able to see a different life style than I’m use to but at the same time see many similarities. Both men and women have different roles in their daily lives and their works do not intersect. The Sambia tribe is patriarchal, in which the men have the control or rule, similar to most American house hold; however, that is changing. Understanding the way sex influences or impacts our lives is very important. Not only do humans interact sexually but also many animals. Human sexuality is being able to be comfortable with one to be able to interact with others in a deeper level.

Expectations about appropriate gender role characteristics and sexual behavior have evolved throughout history, especially for women. In the 1700’s and 1800’s, the men’s role included earning an

Four historical moments in the area of sexuality during the past 70 years began as. First, the sexual revolution began as the baby bummers grew up at the time of the Vietnam War era did not want the conservatisms era of their parents that included religious beliefs and strict moral upbringing. The wanted to make a better world (Sex in ’69: Sexual Revolution in America [Video file] (2009). The Baby boomers shifting from standards of their parents and their fore parents by becoming rebellious in attempting to be free towards sexual thoughts and action without feeling guilty, and expressing thru multiple sexual partners, and drugs without facing consequences (Sex in ’69: Sexual Revolution in America [Video file] (2009).

One 's sexual behaviors and attitudes towards sex and sexuality may be governed by their values, of which there are two types. Formal values are what one says they believe; informal values are what one actually does (Auleb 3). If someone says that people should wait until marriage to have sex, that is their formal values. If they abstain from sex until marriage, that is their informal value. Ideally, one 's formal values and informal values are in sync, for if they are not, one may find themselves in a situation in which they are unready or unwilling to participate. One 's values do not form in a vacuum and are shaped by their society and culture. Family, religion, school, media, and personal

Although the Authors in this study mentions the the limited research on this particular topic the research used to to describe sexual scripts was weak. Furthermore, there was no statistical data in the introduction to relate to the amount of sexual scripts that was being printed in the study. The weakness of the information could be there was no data to justify the importance of of the issue in regards to sexual scripts in magazines (Pyrczak, 2008). In addition, the wording used in a study indicated that the research used was weak and lack empirical evidence and was based on Researchers opinion (Pyrczak, 2008). Another concern with this article is the sample used. Because the article indicated college students are most at risk using college

In the Gendered Nature of Sexual Scripts by Michael W. Weiderman, the author talks about what societal factors influence males and females view of sex and their genitalia. The perception of one’s views on their genitalia is related to the sexual script that they are assigned and how society deems they should feel about sex. If one were to deviate from their assigned sexual script, the social ramifications may be detrimental to how they are perceived not only to society, but to the opposite sex.

Sexuality is defined by “sexual orientation or preference” as well as the ability to understand the capacity of sexual desires. Same sex sexuality refers to sexual orientation also, but one’s preference towards someone of their same gender and the “erotic thoughts, feelings and behaviours” they assign to those of the same sex. Culturally, same sex sexuality is not always based on sexual ideals, acts that could be defined as being homosexual and appealing to those with same sex sexuality, often are only performed due to cultural traditions. These traditions place a strain on what cultures depict as same sex sexuality, thereby effecting cultural treatment of it.

Sexuality is an individual’s preference towards sexual interactions. It is an extremely controversial and debated topic that has emerged in the 21st century. Historically, sexuality was kept extremely private and it was not orthodox to speak of sexual encounters, sodomy being especially taboo. However, today sex and sexual orientation is more openly spoken about on both social media and well as every day conversations. Most people, including myself, have at least one or two people that don’t particularly identify themselves as heterosexual or cis-gendered. It is more commonplace for sexuality and sexual encounters to

Sexual scripts can possibly determine whether consent is used or negotiated based on gender. Additionally, being able to study the association between the Media and sexual scripts is important to society as a whole. This quantitative study aim was to answer several hypotheses on sexual scripts in magazines and their effect on the sexes. 313 college students volunteered and responded to a survey questionnaire online (Hust et al., 2013). Participants information suggested that sexual scripts had some effect on the sexes, however the information gathered is weak(Hust et al., 2013). Therefore, more studies conducted on this topic with larger sample sizes and credible empirical evidence used could make this line of research more reliable (Pyrczak,

The word sexual has changed definitions over time in history. The word sexual was created in 1650’s. The meaning of the word was “of pertaining to the fact of being male or female”. It derived from the Latin word sexualis, which means “relating to sex”(Etymology). This definition from the Latin origin has the general definition of relating to one’s gender orientation, often known as sex. In 1766, a new definition of the word derived from the Latin word sexus, which means “pertaining to copulation or generation” (Etymology). To put that

Just as the oak tree develops sturdy interconnected roots beneath the soil, with the right amount of nutrients, sunlight, and water, so does love blossom when kindness, trust, and selflessness are present. The way in which I was raised has shaped my view on looking at love as a tree and sex as one of its many fruits to be treasured. Over the past centuries people have raised reasons for sexuality, each claiming to be correct. However, I believe that there is no one correct perspective or culture. Several aspects of the perspectives of Helen Fisher, Sigmund Freud and the Jewish people on sexuality ring true to me.

    Sex is a universal irony.  Modern society is bombarded by sexual images yet the definition of sex is much more hidden.  The words "sex," "love making, and "sexual relations" may be perceived differently from one person to the next.  Sex is an abstract word, difficult to define because of a taboo in America against publicly discussing the issue.  Thus, because the topic of sex is discussed among friends privately more often than publicly, a certain personal language evolves among individuals when discussing sex.  When sexual language is used publicly ambiguities are developed.  Culture also plays a key role in how specific individuals define sex.  Political, anthropological,