Carrington's Variations In Human Sexuality Vocab 1

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Abstinence

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The act of refraining from indulging in an appetite. In regards to the class, it would be refraining from sexual practices.

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Asceticism

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Avoiding physical pleasure and living a simple life, usually due to religious practices.

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Bisexuality

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A person who is sexually attracted to both men and women.

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Bonobo/Chimpanzee

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Bonobo: A primate closely related to humans. Much more peaceful than chimpanzees. Sex is a big part of their life, using it to break tension and get to know each other.

Chimpanzee: A much more agressive counterpart to the bonobo. Closely related to human beings.

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Celibacy

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Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

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Coitus

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The sexual act in which a man puts his penis into the womans vagina.

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Concubine

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A woman who, in some socieites, lives and has sex with a man but is not married to him. The concubine has lower status and rank than a woman who were married to the man. A mistress.

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Copulation

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To have sex.

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Exhibitionism

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A behavior which is meant to attract attention. Another meaning is someone who shows their genitals in public.

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Fetishism

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A sexual interest in an object or part of the body other than the sexual organs.

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Fornication

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To have sex with someone you are not married to.

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Hypergamy

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The practice of marrying into an equal or more prestigious social group of cast.

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Libertine

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A person, usually a man, who lives an unmoral life by having sexual relations with many people.

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Masturbation

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To touch or rub your sexual organs in order to bring pleasure.

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Miscegenation

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The interbreeding of people from different races.

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Morbidity

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Too interested in unpleasent subjects, especially death.

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Monogamy

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When a person has sexual relations or is married to only one person at a time.

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Onanism

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Masturbation or coitus interruptus. Coitus interruptus is a birth control method where the man pulls out of the womans vagina right before ejaculating.

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Patrician

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An aristocrat. A member of nobility in ancient Rome.

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Pederasty

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Sexual intercourse between a man and a boy. Usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner.

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Plebeian

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One of the common people. Of the common people of ancient Rome.

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Polyamory

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Polyamory is the practice of having more than one partner at a time with the other partners knowing about each other. Consenual responsible non-monogomy.

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Polyandry

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The condition or practice of having more than one husband at a time,.

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Polygamy

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Having more than one spouse at a time,

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Polygyny

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Having more than one wife at a time.

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Proclivity

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A natural inclination.

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Procreation

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The sexual activity of concieving and bearing offspring.

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Sodomy

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Used to describe the act of anal sex, oral sex, or zoophilia.

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Stigma

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When people disapprove of something, especially when this is unfair.

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Stigmatize

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To accuse or condem or openly or formally or brand as disgraseful.

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Stoicism

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An indifference to pleasure or pain.

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Uniformitarianism

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"The present is the key to the past." All things continue as they were from the beggining of the world.