Human Sexuality Terms From Chapter 1 Of Human Sexuality In A World Of Diversity

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Analogue

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Something that is similar or comparable with something else

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Behaviorists

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Learning theorists who argue that a scientific approach to understanding behavior must refer only to observable and measurable behaviors

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Bestiality

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Sexual relations between a person and an animal

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Bisexual

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Sexually responsive to either gender; from the Latin bi-, meaning "two"

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Chromosomes

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The rodlike structures that reside in the nuclei of every living cell and carry the genetic code in the form of genes

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Coitus

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Sexual intercourse

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Concubine

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A secondary wife, usually of inferior legal and social status; from the Latin concubina, meaning "lying with"

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Copulation

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Sexual intercourse; from the Latin copulare, meaning "to unite" or "to couple"

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Courtesan

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A prostitute, especially the mistress of a noble or wealthy man; from the Italian courtesan, meaning "court lady"

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Culture war

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Differing belief systems within large societies; for example, some Americans are liberal concerning sex, others are conservative.

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Cunnilingus

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A sexual activity involving oral contact with the female genitals

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Defense mechanisms

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In psychoanalytic theory, automatic processes that protect the ego from anxiety by distinguishing or ejecting unacceptable ideas and urges

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid; the chemical substance with molecules that make up genes and chromosomes

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Erogenous zones

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Parts of the body, including but not limited to the sex organs, that are responsive to sexual stimulation

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Evolution

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The development of a species to its current state, which is believed to involve adaptations to its environment

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Evolutionary psychologist

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A psychologist who studies the effects of evolution on behavior and mental processes

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Fellatio

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A sexual activity involving oral contact with the penis

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Feminist theory

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A theory that challenges acceptance of the male as the norm, traditional gender roles, and male oppression of females

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Fixation

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In psychoanalytic theory, arrested development, which includes attachment to objeects of an earlier stage of psychosexual development

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Fornication

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Sexual intercourse between people who are not married to one anotherl if one of the partners is marries, the act may be labeled adultery

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Gay activism

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Mushroomed during the sexual revolution. Gays became more voluble in demanding equal right and began gay parades.

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Gender

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The behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex

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Gender roles

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Complex clusters of ways in which males and females are expected to behave within a given culture

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Genes

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The basic units of heredity, which consist of chromosomal segments of DNA

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Human sexuality

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The ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings

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Incest taboo

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The prohibition against intercourse and reproduction among close blood relatives

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Modeling

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Acquiring knowledge and skills by observing others

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Monogamy

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The practice of having one spouse; from the greek mono-, meaning "single" or "alone"

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Values

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The qualities in life that are deemed important or unimportant, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

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Phallic worship

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Worship of the penis as a symbol of generative power

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Phhallic symbol

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An image of the penis

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Polygamy

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The practice of having two or more spouses at the same time; from the Greek poly-, meaning "many," and -gamos, meaning "marriage."

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Monogamy

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The practice of having one spouse, from the Greek mono-, meaning "single" or "alone"

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Pederasty

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Sexual love of boys; from the Greek paidos, meaning "boy"

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Sadism

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The practice of achieving sexual gratification through hurting or humiliating others

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Repression

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The automatic ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from consciousness

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Sexologist

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A person who engages in the scientific study of sexual behavior

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Natural selection

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The evolutionary process by which adaptive traits enable members of a species to survive to reproductive age and transmit these traits to future generations

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Mutation

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A random change in the molecular structure of DNA

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Psychoanalysis

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The theory of personality originated by Sigmund Freuid, which proposes that human behavior represents the out-come of clashign inner forces

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Psychosexual development

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In psychoanalytic theory, the process by whcih sexual feelings shift from one erogenous zone to another

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Oedipus complex

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In psychoanalytic theory, a conflict of the phallic stage in which the boy wishes to possess his mother sexually and perceives his father as a rival in love; the analogous conflict for girls in the Electra complex

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Social-cognitive theory

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A ocgnitively oriented learning theory in which observational learning, values, and expectations play key roles in determining behavior

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Queer theory

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A theory that challenges heteronormativity and heterosexism