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31 Cards in this Set
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Sex
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The biological distinction between male and females.
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Primayr Sex Characteristics
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The genitals, organ used for reproduction.
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Seconday Sex Characteristics
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Bodily development, distinguishes biologically mature females and males.
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Intersexual People
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People whose bodies including genitals have both female and male characteristics.
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Hermaphorodite
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An older term for intersexual people. Derived from Greek gods Hermes and Aphorodite.
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Transsexuals
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People who think they are one sex, even though biologically they are the other.
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Incest Taboo
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A norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
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Sexual Orientation
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A person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person.
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Heterosexuality
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Sexual attraction to someone of the other sex.
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Homosexuality
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Sexual attraction to someone of the same sex.
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Bisexuality
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Sexual attraction to people of both sexes.
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Asexuality
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No sexual attraction to people of either sex.
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Human Sexual Continum
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Asexuality, Heterosexuality, Bisexuality, Homosexuality.
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Homophobia
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Discomfort with close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian or bisexual.
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Pornography
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Sexually explicit material intended to cause sexual arousal.
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Prostitution
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The selling if sexual services.
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Queer Theory
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A growing obody of findings that challenges the heterosexual bias in US Society
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Heterosexism
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A view that labels anyone who is not heterosexual as "queer"
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Abortion
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The deliberate termination of pregnancy.
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Sexual Revolution
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Profound changes in sexual attitudes and practices. 1920's, 1960's.
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Premarital Sex
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Sexual intercourse before marriage.
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Alfred Kinsey
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Pioneering sex researcher, 1948-53 Set stage for sexual revolution. Treated sexual orientation as an either or trait.
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XX and XY
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xx is the female sex chromosome, xy is the male
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Double Standard
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Men are expected to be sexually active before marriage, but women are expected to be virgins.
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Sexual Counter Revolution
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1980 change from sexual freedom to sexual responsiblity.
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Extramarital Sex
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Having sex with someone other than the married partner
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Adultery
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Same as extramarital sex, though
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Rape
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A voilent expression of power that uses sex to hurt, humiliate or control another perosn.
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Date Rape
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Forcible sexual violence against women by men they know, 70% of all rapes
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Chasity Belt
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A metal device locked about a woman's groin that prevented sexual intercourse.
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Victimless Crime
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Prostitution, a crime in shich there are not obvious victims, not consistently enforced.
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