Gender Differences When It Comes to Defining Sex and Virginity

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Gender Differences When it comes to Defining Sex and Virginity Research Question: Are there differences in what both genders consider to be the definition of what sex and virginity loss are? I wanted to see if in fact, males and females view sex and virginity loss in different ways. The common generalization or stereotype generally states that virginity loss for women involves the loss of “purity” while for men virginity loss is a step into manhood. These generalizations are evident in the movie American Pie. I will be focusing primarily on this “virginity loss” aspect of the movie, which is a central theme of the movie. I will also be comparing what many of the characters think about sex in comparison to actual results obtained in my article and the book. In the article, the study sought to gain a better idea of how young people define sexual terms (Trotter & Alderson, 2007, p.13). In chapter one of the textbook on page 4 of the book, a study conducted by Randall and Byers (2003) is mentioned. This study is also very often cited in the scientific article that I have chosen, by Trotter and Alderson (2007). Randall and Byers’ study was very similar to that of Trotter and Alderson (2007) except their study did not include virginity loss. This study focuses more on defining “having sex” than defining virginity loss. The other study mentioned in chapter one, turned out to be the one that I was just analyzing, Trotter and Alderson’s study. Essentially, both the book and the article sought to answer something very close to the research question that I proposed. In chapter 12 on page 329 of the textbook, a study conducted by Humphreys (2007) is mentioned. This study looked into virginity and the gender differences when it comes to virginity loss and did not focus on defining sex. Therefore one could say that Trotter and Alderson’s study is somewhat of a combination

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