Sexuality in Adulthood

Lecture Outline - Psy 252

10/19/99

 

A. Single Living

 

B. Cohabitation

Advantages

Disadvantages

Social Impact of Living Together

C. Marriage

Changing Expectations and Marital Patterns

Predicting Marital Satisfaction

Sexual Behavior within Marriage

The Good Marriage

D. Extramarital Relationships

Nonconsensual Extramarital Relationships

Consensual Extramarital Relationships

Attitudes toward Extramarital Sexuality in Other Cultures

E. Divorce

Interpreting Divorce Statistics

Explaining the High Divorce Rate

Adjusting to Divorce

F. Sexuality and Aging

The Double Standard and Aging

Sexual Activity in Later Years

An Emphasis on Quality over Frequency

G. Widowhood