Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
59 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Ancient Jewish tradition placed great emphasis on
celibacy. sexuality being basically a male phenomenon. marriage as a covenant. marriage and reproduction. |
marriage and reproduction
|
|
|
Despite moral standards that defined sex as acceptable only in the context of marriage, _____________ witnessed an increase in the number of single women and men reporting sexual involvement prior to marriage.
the slavery period the period of 1900 to the early 1950s the Victorian period early Christianity |
the period of 1900 to the early 1950s
|
|
|
We begin learning ______________ very early in life through the process of socialization.
sexual dysfunction sexual scripts autoeroticism propinquity |
sexual scripts
|
|
|
We first learn about our sexuality from
the mass media. the sexual double standard. significant others. school. |
significant others
|
|
|
Parents practice ____________ whereby they tend to place more restrictions on their daughter's sexuality than on their son's.
sexual scripting anticipatory socialization gender role socialization a sexual double standard |
a sexual double standard
|
|
|
Various studies have found that _____________ is probably the single most important factor, next to physiological readiness that determines when adolescents become sexually active.
the mass media peer pressure parental influence education |
peer pressure
|
|
|
_______________ involves not only whom one chooses as a sexual partner, but also the ways in which people understand and identify themselves.
Homophobia Heterosexism Sexual orientation Heterosexuality |
Sexual orientation
|
|
|
_______________ refers to individuals who do not have an exclusive sexual preference for one sex over the other.
Bisexuality Homosexuality Sexual orientation Heterosexuality |
Bisexuality
|
|
|
The ______________ phase begins the sexual response process.
resolution orgasmic plateau excitement |
excitement
|
|
|
Ejaculation occurs during the _____________ phase.
resolution excitement plateau orgasmic |
orgasmic
|
|
|
According to Masters and Johnson, men experiences a refractory period which occurs during the ___________ phase.
plateau excitement orgasmic resolution |
resolution
|
|
|
Sexual fantasy and erotic dreams, like masturbation, are common methods of
bisexuality. heterosexism. autoeroticism sexual orientation. |
autoeroticism
|
|
|
_____________ involves a variety of types of physical contact for the purpose of sexual arousal.
Petting Fellatio Coitus Pleasuring |
Petting
|
|
|
Herpes, hepatitis B, and genital warts are classified as
sexual transmitted diseases. a sexual dysfunction. latent functions. being androgynous. |
sexual transmitted diseases
|
|
|
For children under 13 years of age, the most common means of contracting the AIDS virus is through
the use of an infected needle. through the mother with or at risk for HIV infection. causal contact. sexual contact. |
through the mother with or at risk for HIV infection.
|
|
|
T or F
Human sexuality involves the physical aspects of sexual relationships. |
F
|
|
|
T or F
Americans are as interested as ever in what they and their neighbors are doing sexually. |
t
|
|
|
T or F
Homosexuals overwhelmingly prefer vaginal intercourse and include it in almost every sexual encounter. |
F
|
|
|
T or F
The differing set of sexual norms based on gender is referred to as sexual scripts. |
F
|
|
|
T or F
Parents often go to great lengths to desexualize their children's lives. |
T
|
|
|
T or F
Advertisers rarely use sexuality, particularly female sexuality, in their advertising in their advertising copy. |
F
|
|
|
T or F
Unlike homosexuality, bisexuality is not stigmatized in the larger society. |
F
|
|
|
T or F
Sexual fantasy and erotic dreams, like masturbation, are common methods of autoeroticism. |
T
|
|
|
T or F
Coitus refers to vaginal and anal intercourse.T= |
F
|
|
|
T or F
Research indicates that since the 1950s the incidence of extramarital relationships has increased substantially. |
T
|
|
|
T or F
The common stereotype of older women and men is that they are asexual. |
T
|
|
|
T or F
Both men and women have a typical pattern of reproductive aging with a definite end to fertility. |
F
|
|
|
T or F
According to current evidence, HIV cannot be transmitted by casual contact. |
T
|
|
|
T or F
African American and Latina women make up less than 25 percent of the nation's population but account for 79 percent of AIDS cases reported among women. |
T
|
|
|
T or F
Safe sex campaigns are geared toward informing people on how to protect themselves from sexual dysfunction. |
F
|
|
|
People such as parents, friends, relatives, and religious figures. (p. 181)
|
significant others
|
|
|
An extreme and irrational fear or hatred of homosexuals. (p. 188)
|
homophobia
|
|
|
Refers to the preference for sexual activities with a person of the same sex. (p. 189)
|
homosexuality
|
|
|
How a person knows his or her sexuality and how that person expresses that self to others. (p. 188)
|
sexual identity
|
|
|
Gaining sexual pleasure from the erotic stimulation of self through caressing or otherwise stimulating the genitals. (p. 192)
|
masturbation
|
|
|
The idea of giving and receiving pleasure without intercourse. (p. 193)
|
pleasuring
|
|
|
The oral stimulation of the female genitals. (p.194)
|
cunnilingus
|
|
|
The decline and cessation of women's reproductive ability. (p. 203)
|
menopause
|
|
|
The inability to engage in or enjoy sexual activities. (p.204)
|
sexual dysfunction
|
|
|
One way to protect oneself from AIDS. (p. 211)
|
safe sex
|
|
|
The feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of humans, who have learned a set of cues that evoke a sexual or an erotic response. (p. 169)
|
human sexuality
|
|
|
The differing set of sexual norms based on gender. (p. 172)
|
sexual double standard
|
|
|
Society's guidelines or blueprints for defining and engaging in sexual behaviors. (p.179)
|
sexual scripts
|
|
|
Learning of the cultures norms from the viewpoint of society at large. (p. 181)
|
generalized others
|
|
|
When an individuals does not have an exclusive sexual preference for one sex over the other. (p. 191)
|
bisexuality
|
|
|
The involuntary release of pelvic congestion and accumulated muscular tension through rhythmic contractions in the genitals of both sexes. (p. 191)
|
orgasm
|
|
|
The forceful release of semen through the meatus. (p. 191)
|
ejaculation
|
|
|
. Sexual activities involving only the self. (p. 191)
|
autoeroticism
|
|
|
Various forms of physical contact for the purpose of sexual arousal. (p. 1194)
|
petting
|
|
|
The ways in which people understand and identify themselves as well as who one chooses as a sexual partner. (p. 188)
|
sexual orientation
|
|
|
The belief that heterosexuality is the only right, natural, and acceptable sexual orientation. (p. 188)
|
heterosexism
|
|
|
The preference for sexual activities with a person of the other sex. (p.188)
|
heterosexuality
|
|
|
The oral stimulation of male genitals. (p. 194)
|
fellatio
|
|
|
Erotic dreams with sexual content, frequently leading to orgasm. (p. 194)
|
nocturnal emissions
|
|
|
Diseases acquired primarily through sexual contact. (p. 206)
|
sexually transmitted diseases
|
|
|
A viral syndrome or group of diseases that destroys the body's immune system. (p. 206)
|
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
|
|
|
Another term used when referring to erotic dreams with sexual content. (p. 193)
|
wet dreams
|
|
|
Living life as the opposite sex. (p. 190)
|
transgendered
|
|
|
Penile-vaginal intercourse(p. 194)
|
coitus
|
