I.

FLCD 113:
Adult Sexual Behavior
- Four basic principles/Moral standards
underlying sexual behavior
o Traditional/Abstinence
o Double Standard
o Permissiveness w affection
(already in stable relationships)
o Permissiveness w/o affection
Why did sexual values change?
Coleman (1984)
o Greater equality in sex roles &
sexual behavior
o Disengagement of sex from
marriage
o Disengagement of sex from
procreation
o Increasing ease of obtaining
divorce and its social
acceptance
o Significant changes in the
lifestyle and values of
Americans
Another person wont have exactly the
same experiences as you.
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MARRIAGE
Stinnett (1984)
- Commitment
- One-to-One Relationship
- Companionship and Sharing
- Love
- Happiness
- Legitimization of Sex and Children
Function of an Engagement:
- Provides time for couple to work out
fundamental living arrangements
- Opportunity to reexamine and agree
upon both short-term and long-term
goal (ex. how many babies do we
want?)
- Provide opportunity to get
acquainted with each others
families (ex. Couple based in Manila
and go to the family in the province
or other country) both families
need to meet
- Final check on interests, goals,
values, and compatibility

Time frame to work on final details

of the wedding

Early Marriages:
FACTORS:
- Wish to accelerate achievement in
adult status
- Dissatisfaction with home life
- Loneliness
- Tendency to become involved in
early and serious dating
- Pregnancy
DIFFICULTIES:
- Reduction of personal freedom
- Financial Problems
- Immaturity
- Introduction of children exaggerates
all existing problems
Alternatives to Traditional Marriage: Turner
& Helms
- Single Adulthood (Push/Pull Factors)
- Cohabitation (live with each other
but no paperwork testing stage
before marriage)
- Open marriages (like traditional but
diff. POV girl wants to take
masters. In traditional, someone has
the power. In open, both are equals.
OK not to have a child)
- Communal living (Orthner 1981)
o become communities based on
economic need
o pioneer spirit (going back to
the land)
o resembles an extended family
o shares a common ideology
o members work together to
meet each others needs &
share
o Amish communities
- Group marriage
o Group of 3+ where indivs
consider themselves pair
bonded or married to at least
2 other members of the group;
committed to 2 people & live
in the same house
o Often (not always) occurrence
of intimate sexual activity

o Requires more commitment,

time, energy, and effort
o Indivs usually 30 y.o. and
above
Swinging
o mate swapping
o involved 2+ married couples
who decide to switch sexual
partners or engage in group
sex
o open/closed sex
o 2 couples living in separate
houses but decide to meet up
and ~funkytown~
o Accdg to Levande (1983)
gradual decision-making
process
Negative response to idea
partial acceptance/trial basis
traumatic/gratifying
o WHY ENGAGE IN SWINGING?

Strengthen strained
relationship
Sexual adventure/act out
inner fantasies
Gaining sexual satisfaction
Happy lifestyle (gay union of two
people of the same sex = same sex
union/marriage)