Chapter 1. Openness to Casual Sex A Study of Men Versus Women

Short Description

To identify differences in how men and women might view potential sex partners, this clip visits a university campus in London.

Long Description

To identify differences in how men and women might view potential sex partners, this clip visits a university campus in London. Two actors, one male and one female, are equipped with hidden cameras and microphones. Each will approach individual students on campus with the same proposition, “I have been noticing you on campus and find you very attractive. Would you sleep with me tonight?”

How many students will agree to the request? When the male actor approaches the first female student, she says, “Are you kidding? Is this a joke?” Subsequent female students all decline the male’s request.

The study was first carried out at Florida State University to see if there is a fundamental difference in men and women’s attitudes toward casual sex. The results were clear cut. Women refused the man’s proposition. In contrast, men readily accepted the woman’s offer to have sex. The findings of this London effort at replication are similar.

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