Sexual behavior in two different culture.
In the essay,
1. Compare the similarities and differences of sexual attitude (love or arranged marriage) and behavior (premarital sex) in Chinese and American culture.
2. Describe the cultural factors that influence sexual attitudes and behaviors.
3. Explain how sexual attitudes and behaviors are perceived and displayed within each culture.
- Be specific and provide examples.
- Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature.
READINGS
- Course Text: The Handbook of Culture and Psychology
- Chapter 11, “Gender and Culture”
- Article:Afable-Munsuz, A., & Brindis, C. D. (2006). Acculturation and the sexual and reproductive health of Latino youth in the United States: A literature review. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 38(4), 208–219.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
- Article: Aubrey, J. S., & Harrison, K. (2004). The gender-role content of children’s favorite television programs and its links to their gender-related perceptions. Media Psychology,6(2), 111–146.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Communication & Mass Media Complete database.
- Article: Crouter, A. C., Manke, B. A., & McHale, S. M. (1995). The family context of gender intensification in early adolescence. Child Development, 66(2), 317–329.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
- Article: Echávarri, R. A., & Ezcurra, R. (2010). Education and gender bias in the sex ratio at birth: Evidence from India. Demography, 47(1), 249–268.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Business Source Complete database.
- Article: Ghule, M., Balaiah, D., & Joshi, B. (2007). Attitude towards premarital sex among rural college youth in Maharashtra, India. Sexuality & Culture, 11(4), 1–17.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
- Article: Lancaster, G., Maitra, P., & Ray, R. (2008). Household expenditure patterns and gender bias: Evidence from selected Indian states. Oxford Development Studies, 36(2), 133–157.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. - Article: Miyajima, T. (2008). Gender inequality among Japanese high school teachers: Women teachers’ resistance to gender bias in occupational culture. Journal of Education for Teaching, 34(4), 319–332.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
- Article: Mohammadi, M. R., Mohammad K., Farahani, F. K., Alikhani, S., Zare, M., Tehrani, F.R.,…Alaeddini, F. (2006). Reproductive knowledge, attitudes and behavior among adolescent males in Tehran, Iran. International Family Planning Perspectives, 32(1), 35–44.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
- Article: Para-Mallam, F. J., & Funmi, J. (2010). Promoting gender equality in the context of Nigerian cultural and religious expression: Beyond increasing female access to education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative & International Education, 40(4), 459–477.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Educational Research Complete database.
- Article: Sadker, D. (1999). Gender equity: Still knocking at the classroom door. Educational Leadership, 56(7), 22–26. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
- Article: Sadker, D., & Zittleman, K. (2005). Gender bias lives, for both sexes. Education Digest, 70(8), 27–30.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. - Article: Witt, S. D. (1997). Parental influence on children’s socialization to gender roles. Adolescence, 32(126), 253–259.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Medline With Full Text database
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Comparison Between sexual attitudes and behaviours in the American and Chinese Cultures
Marriage is a complicated subject especially due to the modern advancements that most cultures have undergone which means that people have also evolved and taken another course in their sexual behaviours. The American and Chinese cultures have a few similarities when it comes to the concept of love, marriage and premarital sex. Both have experienced changes from the rigid Native American and Chinese codes of values that control individuals into doing what their cultures require. The emergence of technology has increased the number of online dating sites in both cultures where it is possible for an individual to meet a total stranger from a different culture and fall in love (Aubrey & Harrison, 2004). Earlier on the two cultures had a rather strict process in which an individual would look for a suitor and it was usually supposed to be from the same region.
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