For this Assignment, choose one sexual attitude (e.g., abstinence, monogamy, etc.) and one sexual behavior (e.g., chastity, infidelity, etc.).
The Assignment (4 pages)
Use the African culture and select another culture of interest to you.
Compare the similarities and differences of sexual attitudes and behaviors in each culture.
Describe the cultural factors that influence sexual attitudes and behaviors.
Explain how sexual attitudes and behaviors are perceived and displayed within each culture.
Be specific and provide examples.
Please use these as reference:
Course Text: The Handbook of Culture and Psychology
Chapter 9, “Culture and Moral Development”
Article: Bedford, O., & Hwang, K. (2003). Guilt and shame in Chinese culture: A cross-cultural framework from the perspective of morality and identity. Journal for the
Theory of Social Behaviour, 33(2), 127–144.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Commons, M., Galaz-Fontes, J., & Morse, S. (2006). Leadership, cross-cultural contact, socio-economic status, and formal operational reasoning about moral
dilemmas among Mexican non-literate adults and high school students. Journal of Moral Education, 35(2), 247–267.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Humphries, M. L., & Jagers, R. J. (2009). Culture: A possible predictor of morality for African American adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 19
(2), 205–215.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Jensen, L. (2008). Through two lenses: A cultural–developmental approach to moral psychology. Developmental Review, 28(3), 289–315.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ERIC database.
Article: Sunar, D. (2002). The psychology of morality. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, S. A. Hayes, & D. N. Sattler (Eds.), Online Readings in Psychology and Culture
(Unit 2, Chapter 11). Retrieved from http://www.wwu.edu/culture/Sunar.htm
Gardiner, H., & Kosmitzki, C. (2011). Lives across cultures: Cross-cultural human development (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Prentice Hall.
