Bi7861 Anthropology of sexuality I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in human anatomy and physiology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-AN)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC, specialization Fyzická antropologie)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC, specialization Sociokulturní antropologie)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
Course objectives
The course brings an overview of findings on human sexuality and the intersections between biological, social and cultural aspects which influence it. At the end of the course the student should be able to: describe primary sex determination and sexual differentiation; discuss sex in man as a hierarchically classified system: genetic, gonadal, genital, somatic, psychosocial and registry sex; state the main phases of postnatal sexual development, especially in puberty; classify menstrual cycle in woman from the reproductive functions viewpoint; discuss human sexual dimorphism in appearance and behavior.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: sexuality - nature vs nurture?
  • 2. General biology of sexuality
  • 3. Sexual selection
  • 4. Prenatal sexual differentiation
  • 5. Defects of sexual differentiation
  • 6. Postnatal sexual development, childhood
  • 7. Puberty and sexual dimorphism
  • 8. Menstrual cycle and its associations
  • 9. Brain, behavior, sexual orientation and identity
  • 10. Human mate choice
  • 11. Sociosexuality
  • 12. Sexuality in sensu stricto, sperm competition
Literature
  • Buss D. (2003): Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind. Allyn and Bacon.
  • VANČATA, Václav, Marina VANČATOVÁ and Jaroslav MALINA. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie 10: Sexualita primátů. Editor: Jaroslav Malina. Brno (CZ): Nadace Universitas Masarykiana v Brně, nakladatelství a vydavatelství Nauma v Brně, 2002, 92 pp. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie. ISBN 80-210-2865-3. info
  • ZVĚŘINA, Jaroslav and Jaroslav MALINA. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie : modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie a "příbuzných" oborů. 5, Sexuologie pro antropology. Edited by Jaroslav Malina. Brno: Nadace Universitas Masarykiana, 2002, 68 s. ISBN 80-210-2822-X. info
  • MALINA, Jaroslav and A KOLEKTIV. Kruh prstenu (Světové dějiny sexuality, erotiky a lásky od počátků do současnosti v reálném životě, krásné literatuře, výtvarném umění a dílech českých malířů a sochařů inspirovaných obsahem této knihy). Brno: Nadace Universitas Masarykiana, Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Nakladatelství a vydavatelství NAUMA Brno, 2003. info
  • SKUPNIK, Jaroslav and Jaroslav MALINA. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie 7: Manželství a sexualita z antropologické perspektivy. Editor: Jaroslav Malina. Brno (CZ): Nadace Universitas Masarykiana v Brně, nakladatelství a vydavatelství Nauma v Brně, 2002, 76 pp. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie. ISBN 80-210-2840-8. info
  • Blackledge C. (2005): Vagina. Otvírání Pandořiny skříňky. Triton.
  • Baker R., Bellis M.A. (1995): Human Sperm Competition: Copulation, Masturbation and Infidelity. Chapman and Hall
  • Darwin C.R. (2005): O pohlavním výběru. Academia, Praha (český překlad části originální práce Descent of man and selection in relation to sex).
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation in form of lectures, complemented with commented multimedial presentations (video etc.).
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with written exam, recording the result in IS is based on elaborating and handing in a paper on a given topic related to course content.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.