Special Update For DSM-5 Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury Psychology Sixth Edition Special Update For DSM-5 Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Table 10.1 Gender Stereotypes Across Cultures Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Figure 10.1 “How Often Do You Think About Sex?” The percentages shown here were derived from a national survey based on a random sample of American adults between the ages of 18 and 59. As you can see, although most men seem to think about sex more often than most women do, there is overlap between the sexes in this respect. Figure 10.1 “How Often Do You Think About Sex?” Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Figure 10.2 Sample Test Items Favoring Females or Males Women tend to outscore men on tests of verbal fluency, spelling, perceptual speed, and writing skills. Men, in contrast, tend to outscore women on some tests involving spatial skills, particularly mental rotation tasks. Figure 10.2 Sample Test Items Favoring Females or Males Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Figure 10.3 The Male and Female Sexual Response Cycles The figure on the left depicts the three basic variations of the female sexual response. Pattern 1 shows multiple orgasms. Pattern 2 shows sexual arousal that reaches the plateau stage but not orgasm, followed by a slow resolution. Pattern 3 depicts brief reductions in arousal during the excitement stage, followed by rapid orgasm and resolution. The figure on the right depicts the most typical male sexual response, in which orgasm is followed by a refractory period. Figure 10.3 The Male and Female Sexual Response Cycles Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Table 10.2 Major Sexually Transmitted Diseases Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Table 10.3 The AIDS Epidemic Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Figure 10.4 Estimated New HIV Infections, by Age, 2006 Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers
Figure 10.5 Estimated Rates of New HIV Infections, by Race/Ethnicity, 2006 Don H. Hockenbury and Sandra E. Hockenbury: Psychology, Sixth Edition – Special Update For DSM-5 Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers