Sociology Ch 6

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sex

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biological distinction btwn males and females

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primary sex characteristics

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the genitals

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secondary sex characteristics

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bodily development, apart from genitals, that distinguishes biologically mature males and females

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girls: wider hips, boobs, fatty tissue
boys: muscle in upper body, body hair, deeper voices

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intersexual people

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people whose bodies have both male and female characteristics (including genitals)

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natural and rare
aka hermaphrodite

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transsexuals

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people who feel they are one sex even tho biologically they are the other

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gender reassignment

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surgical alteration of theor genitals and hormone treatment

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sex cultural issue bc

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culture tells us ways and how to be sexual

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incest taboo

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norm forbidding sexual relations/ marriage btwn certain relatives

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cultural universal; limits sexual partners

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sexual revolution

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1960s
postwar period when ppl begin to study sex; freer attitude towards sex; baby boom and birth control

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birth control

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prevent pregnancy and made sex convenient

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birth

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sexual counterrevolution

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conservative call to return to family values and go back to sexual responsibility of previous generations

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premartital sex

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sex before marriage; more publicly accepted today esp by young people

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married ppl have more sex than single

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extramarital sex

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sex outside of marriage; adultery

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condemned in us; higher among young men with low social position and no religion and unhappy in marriage

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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 atteaction 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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equal or more one than other

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asexuality

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lack of sexual attraction to ppl of either sex

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sexual attraction NOT sexual behavior

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dont engage but can be attracted to

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muxes

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mem who dress and act as a women in Mexico

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homophobia

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discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbions, or bisexual

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majority of states forbid gay marriage

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sex rev did not raise rate of teen pregnancy

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true

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pornography

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sexually explicit material intendee to cause sexual arousal

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conservative oppose bc of morals
liberals oppose bc feminism

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prostitution

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selling of sexual services

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most conaider their work degrading

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call girl

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elote prostitute; young, attractive, high edu; arrange own dates

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escort services

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men and women offer companionship and sex for a fee

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massage parlors/brothels

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prostitutes under control of managers; less choice in clients and less pay

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street walkers

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women amd men who "work the streets" of large cities

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some have pimps
mamy addicted to drugs and sell sex to buy drugs

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prostitution NOT victimless crime

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womem abused and violence directed towards; spread STDS; poor women trapped in sex trade

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rape

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violent act that uses sex to hurt, humiliate, or control another person; expression of power

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happens to men and women; men rape other men to show dominant not gay

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date rape

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forcible sexual violence against women by men they know

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many involve ppl who know each other and happen in familiar places

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structural-functional theory

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need to regulate sexuality

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symbolic-interaction theory

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changing imprtance of virginity; social construction of sexuality

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social-conflict theory

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sexuality reflects social inequality; sexuality root of inequality btwn men and women

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queer theory

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a body of research findings that challenges hetero bias in US society

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heterosexism

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view that labels anyone who isnt hetero a queer

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tolerated (unlike sexiam and racism)

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social stigma

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blemishes that discredit a person's claim to a normal identity

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Thomas Theorem

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situations that are defined real are real in their consequences

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sexuality

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used to describe sexual behavior, desires, and fantasies
used to describe sexual orientation and sexual identity
debate about bio vs cultural influences

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sexuality is constructed

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socially and culturally

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kinsey study

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see sexuality as a fluid continuum that can change over ones life course

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trends with US sexual behavior

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1. masturbation most common among those who most sexually active
2. oral sex done more by whites and high edu
3. poor vs upper class sex practice- greater variety among higher social classes
4. homosexuality- higher rate in urban areas compared to rural areas

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gatekeeper role

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women encouraged to play role; take responsibility of setting limits on sex behavior of all

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initiator role

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men encouraged to play role; take control of sexual activities; agressors and pursuers

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global pattern on sexuality

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more openness about sexuality in societies where women's opportunities increase

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sexual counterrevolution claims

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1. sex rev indicated decline in morals
2. pushed for return to traditional values
3. aee cohabitation and birthd to unmarried problematic

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extramarital sex common among

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young ppl
lower social classes
men
lower religious affiliations

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sexual orientation

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a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person; viewed on spectrum