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15 Cards in this Set
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our awareness of ourselves as male or female and the ways in which we express our sexual values, attitudes, feelings, and beliefs
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sexual identity
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the sexual drive that makes us receptive to sexual activity
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sexual desire
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encompasses the biological aspects of sexuality, which include experiencing pleasure or orgasm
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sexual response
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reflect the behavior that women and men enact according to culturally prescribed expectations
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gender roles
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a preference for sexual partners of a certain sex
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sexual orientation
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the belief that heterosexuality is superior to and more natural than homosexuality
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heterosexism
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people who are born with the biological characteristics of one sex but choose to live their life as a member of the opposite sex
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transsexuals
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people whose medical diagnosis at birth is not clearly male or female
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intersexuals
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people who cross-dress at times but don't necessarily consider themselves to be a member of the opposite sex
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transvestites
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sexual orientation has a strong genetic basis
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biological theory
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sexual orientation is largely the result of social and environmental factors
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cultural theory
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oral stimulation of a man's penis
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fellatio
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oral stimulation of a woman's genitals
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cunnilingus
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the cessation of the menstrual cycle and the loss of reproductive capacity
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menopause
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men do not lose reproductive capacity but testosterone production decreases with age
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male climacteric
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