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Men, Women Lie About Sex to Match Gender Expectations

By Guest PostJune 5, 2013General, Health, Sexdetector machine, gender expectations, gender related behaviors, journal, lie about sex, male type, men, non sexual behaviors, questionnaire, real men, sex roles, sexual intercourse, sexual partners, stereotypical male activity, stereotypical ways, terri fisher, typical female behaviors, women

For Other Behaviors, People Care Less about Meeting Norms

COLUMBUS, Ohio – People will lie about their sexual behavior to match cultural expectations about how men or women should act – even though they wouldn’t distort other gender-related behaviors, new research suggests.

The study found that men were willing to admit that they sometimes engaged in behaviors seen by college students as more appropriate for women, such as writing poetry. The same was true for women, who didn’t hide the fact that they told obscene jokes, or sometimes participated in other “male-type” deeds. (more…)

Study Debunks Stereotype That Men Think About Sex All Day Long

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Men may think about sex more often than women do, but a new study suggests that men also think about other biological needs, such as eating and sleep, more frequently than women do, as well.

And the research discredits the persistent stereotype that men think about sex every seven seconds, which would amount to more than 8,000 thoughts about sex in 16 waking hours. In the study, the median number of young men’s thought about sex stood at almost 19 times per day. Young women in the study reported a median of nearly 10 thoughts about sex per day. (more…)

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Men, Women Lie About Sex to Match Gender Expectations

Study Debunks Stereotype That Men Think About Sex All Day Long