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Reply 1

I think one of the main differences between men and women and arousal is the fact that a man has an erection when he’s aroused.  With a woman you don’t have that obvious tell-tale sign that we are hot and ready.  Understandably, an erection is not always a sign of being aroused.  It could be an irritation or some other thing that caused it, but usually it is a good sign of being aroused.  Another difference could be ‘what’ or ‘how’ we are aroused.  Men could get aroused by a woman with large breasts, or the sway of her hips.  While women could be aroused by a breath on their neck or the way a man puts his hand on her lower back.  That is not to say that a large bulge in a man’s pants won’t turn a woman on.  I think in my experience, that men tend to be turned on more by the appearance of a woman, and women are turned on more by sensuality than by appearance.  A third difference would be that women don’t talk about sex as much as men do.  This could be because they didn’t talk about sex with their parent or another adult, so it was taken as a sign that you aren’t supposed to talk about sex.  Men don’t all seem to have this same hang up.  Men will talk about their conquests and fantasies more openly than many women do. 

I feel like the lack of knowledge in these areas can influence a couple’s sex life in several ways.  For one, if you don’t talk about your sex, you may never have a truly likable experience.  Many men, like in the text, say they need that encouragement and instruction from a woman to know what they like and don’t like.  If a woman is quiet during sex, the man has no idea what she is liking and what she isn’t liking.  Same goes for men.  If they are quiet, a woman has no idea if she is pleasing her man or not.  Knowing what arouses your partner or even just a knowledge of what most men like, can help to at least get the ball rolling, so to speak.  I know from my experience that my husband gets turned on when I bite or lick his ears.  Maybe this is TMI but it’s an experience that maybe other men or women can relate too.  He also knows specific things that turn me on.  So, when one of us is in the mood, we go to our go-to moves and we know it will get things started.  This is something that all men and women should know and probably do know and use to their advantage.  Just like we know what things will totally turn them off.  This is part of being sexual with your partner.  Learning what to do and what not to do.  The learning is part of the fun. 

Assignment 2

Research Question/Paper Topic Textbook proivded

You will propose a research question to be the subject of a Research Paper due in Week 7 of the course. You will use the table of contents in the textbook or appropriate online resources and think about questions you have about human sexuality to choose your question/topic.

You will be required to cite one peer-reviewed journal article or book that explores the question at the time you propose the topic.

The research question/topic must be submitted in a 3-page paper that includes a title page, a page of text with at least one citation, and a reference page with one reference. The paper must be formatted in APA style. 

https://library.ccis.edu/home is where you will get peered reviewed journal article from.