Intro To Family Studies Test Two

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sexual orientation

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refers to a preference for sexual partners of the same sex, of the opposite sex, or of either sex

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homosexual

Back 2

a person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex

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heterosexual

Back 3

a person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex

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bisexual

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a person who is sexually attracted to members of both sexes

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sexual script

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norms that specify what is acceptable and what is unacceptable sexual activity, identify eligible sexual partners, and define the boundaries of sexual behavior in time and place

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autoeroticism

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Sexual gratification obtained solely by stimulating one's own body

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masturbation

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sexual self-pleasuring that involves some form of direct physical stimulation

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petting

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Physical contact that produces erotic arousal without necessarily leading to sexual intercourse

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fellatio

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Oral stimulation of a man's penis

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cunnilingus

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Oral stimulation of a woman's genitals

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sexual response

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A person's physiological reaction to sexual stimulation

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menopause

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the cessation of the menstrual cycle

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male climacteric

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a "change of life" in men proposed by some as analogous to female menopause

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sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

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diseases that are spread by contact with body parts or fluids that harbor what are usually bacterial or viral microorganisms

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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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The virus that causes AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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A degenerative disease caused by a virus that attacks the body's immune system and makes it susceptible to a number of diseases such as pneumonia and cancer

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dating

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the process of meeting people socially for possible mate selection

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marriage market

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courtship seen as a process in which prospective spouses compare the assets and liabilities of eligible partners and choose the best available mate

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filter theory

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the theory that people in search of potential mates screen out eligible partners according to certain criteria to reduce the pool of eligibles to a small number of candidates

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homogamy

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dating or marrying someone with similar social characteristics such as ethnicity, race, religion, age, and social class

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propinquity

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geographic closeness

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heterogamy

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dating or marrying someone from a social, racial, ethnic, religious, or age group different from one's own

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hypergamy

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dating or marrying someone who is in a higher socioeconomic group than one's own

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hypogamy

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dating or marrying someone who is in a lower socioeconomic group than one's own

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equity theory

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a theoretical perspective that proposes that an intimate relationship is satisfying and stable if both people see it as equitable and mutually beneficial

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dowry

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the money, goods, or property a woman in traditional societies brings to a marriage

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acquaintance rape

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unwanted, forced sexual intercourse, often in a social context such as a party; the rapist may be a neighbor, a friend of the family, a co-worker, or a person the victim has just met

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date rape

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unwanted, forced sexual intercourse in the context of a dating situation