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25 Cards in this Set
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The Zuni |
-17th century -Women are valued because they give birth and can feed children and others -Women are central in their culture and were allowed to experiment sexually before marriage -Women were allowed to choose who they married and if they wanted a divorce -Women's desires were noticed -Sex was a gift they gave to men -Challenged traditional European views at the time |
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Corn Mothers |
Zuni women who fed their children and others |
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The Spanish |
-Thought nudity was inappropriate -Conquistadors saw it as their right to have sex with women -Women were devalued |
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Berdache |
Men who crossed-dressed and tried making young men start having sex |
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Metissage |
-Coupling across racial lines -People did not like this -Not enough Euro women which caused marrying across racial lines to become more accepted -Benefits included translators, allies, trades, and power |
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Puritans |
-Open to sex in marriages only, sex was meant to bare children -Couples got special permission to have sex even if they were not married in cases where they could not afford marriage, a house, etc |
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Bundling |
-Strangers sleeping in the same bed out of convenience. Some people put a board between them while sleeping -Colonial period -Encourage men to marry -Prevent daughters from having sex outside of marriage |
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Bestiality |
Cruel behavior |
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Buggery |
Anal sex |
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Indentured servants |
-Often white -Not allowed to marry unless they had permission from their master -Once they served their term they were free |
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Miscegenation |
-Interracial sex -Laws against it -White women who had not white children were condemned and punished -Slave children usually take the status of the mother -White women who married black men were punished-If a woman had a mixed race child it would be taken from her until it turned 30-Only women were punished because communities did not want to be responsible for the child and wanted to maintain social control-Later on white men started being punished for interracial marriage, 6 years in prison and a fine |
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Babies out of Wedlock |
-Parents know longer had land to use as incentives to control their children, so young adults did what they wanted -Women would get pregnant so that they would "have" to marry the father regardless of what parents thought -Fathers became less strict and more loving |
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Decriminalization of fornication |
-Public shaming was a form of punishment and taught others not to make the same mistakes, but this became less popular -Churches eventually ended confessions of sexual crimes in court, and sexual offenses became more private |
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Misogynist |
Women hater, degrades women |
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The Market Revolution |
-Transportation improvements -Families become more reliant on outside economy as opposed to their own farms and businesses -Commercial agriculture means people are no longer independent -Men move outside the house to work, while women stay home with the children because the are "morally" more equipped to do so.-Women were much more connected to their husbands and their work before the revolution-This was an ideal Victorian household |
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Passionlessness |
-Women are asexual by nature -Women don't experience lust or pleasure, and middle and upper-class women do not have orgasms and get their pleasure from children -Women are morally superior than men because of their "asexuality" |
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Separate Spheres |
-Men and women lived very different and separate lives because women were always home and men were always out working -Rise of the Women's Club Movement: Women gathering to discuss ways to improve society (abolition of slavery and temperance) |
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Smashes |
Women had crushes on other adult women |
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Boston Marriages |
-19th century in urban areas -Educated women forming households together -They pursued their own careers,choosing jobs over marriage -Still had somewhat of a family since women would live together -People were not suspicious of these relationships because men were not present |
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Why gay was not a thing |
-People assumed if a woman was not married to a man that she was not having sex, because she wouldn't have sex with a woman -Many men had close relationships and special bonds with other men, which sometimes turned into more than just friendship -In Victorian culture a touch or kiss was not seen as sexual, because it was just a way to express emotion -Same sex relationships were not seen as sexual |
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Antebellum South |
-Mulatto: 1/8 African -One extreme was Celia who was bought at 14 and repeatedly raped, and she eventually killed him -The other extreme was Jefferson and Sally. She was his slave and they had 6 children together. He granted their freedom, but she was his slave until his death -People such as Lincoln did not believe in slavery, but didn't support interracial marriage |
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The Shakers (free love) |
-Wanted complete gender segregation -Believe sex was selfish -Giving birth is punishment from God -Celibacy is the only way to be free from sin -Men and women were not allowed to talk to each other in private Men and women are very different |
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Mormons (free love) |
-Polygamy -Provide as many children as possible -Absurd to deny sex -You can only get to Heaven if you are attached to a husband or father -Women were pressured to marry -Mormons were assaulted and even murdered because people thought polygamy was very wrong |
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Oneida (free love) |
-John Humphrey wanted primary units, not families. He was the leader of the Utopian community and rejected Victorian ideas about sex, marriage, and individuality. -Mid 19th century Stirpiculture: Choose the best men and women and decide who has sex to make children |
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Free Love Movement |
-Serious critiques of marriage and relationships -Challenged 19th century ideas of sexuality -Prostitution became widespread -Birth control was acceptable and sex was about pleasure not making children -State has no right to govern love, sexuality, or marriage |
