Discuss past and present sexual scripts, including a definition of the term sexual script, what happens when people follow markedly different scripts, the current shift toward scripts favoring casual sex, and the risks this new script is creating
What will be an ideal response?
Answer will include that sexual scripts are the unspoken mental plans that guide our sexual behavior. Such scripts determine when and where we are likely to express sexual feelings, and with whom. They provide a "plot" for the order of events in lovemaking and they outline "approved" actions, motives, and outcomes. When two people follow markedly different scripts, misunderstandings are almost sure to occur. Consider, for instance, what happens when a woman acting out a "romantic first date" script is paired with a man following a "friends with benefits" script: The result is often anger, hurt feelings, or worse. Even newlyweds may find that their sexual "agendas" differ. In such cases, considerable "rewriting" of scripts is often needed for sexual compatibility. Younger Americans are shifting toward scripts favoring casual sex. One such script includes sex in a friendship, without traditional romance. According to one survey, more than half of all college students have been friends with benefits
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