Matakuliah : L0452/Psikologi Seksualitas
Tahun
: 2009
Dimensions of Sexuality
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Tujuan Instruksional Khusus
Mahasiswa dapat menerangkan manfaat mata kuliah yang dipelajari,
mekanisme pembelajaran, tugas, bahan secara keseluruhan,
hubungan dengan mata kuliah lainnya, disiplin dan aturan dalam
perkuliahan, dsb.
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Why Study Sexuality?
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Some Definitions
“… the ‘improper,’ ….” (Freud, 1943)
“Men like to f@x, and so do women. It doesn’t harm anybody and it
doesn’t mean you have to love everyone you f@x, does it?” (Miller,
1961)
“… not a mere physiological transaction… is rather a sociological
cultural force….” (Malinowski, 1992)
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Dimensions
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The biological dimension
The psychosocial dimension
The behavioral dimension
The clinical dimension
The cultural dimension
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The Biological Dimension
• Largely control sexual development from conception until birth and
our ability to reproduce after puberty
• Also affects our sexual desire, our sexual functioning, and
(indirectly) our sexual satisfaction
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The Psychosocial Dimension
• Psychological factors (emotions, thoughts, personalities) in
combination with social elements (how people interact)
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The Behavioral Dimension
• Allows us to learn not only what people do but to understand more
about how and why they do it
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The Clinical Dimension
• Many types of obstacles can lessen the pleasure or spontaneity of
our sexual encounters
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The Cultural Dimension
• There is no sexual value system that is right for everyone and no
single moral code that is indisputably correct and universally
applicable
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