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31 Cards in this Set
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sex
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the biological distinction between males and females. the means by which humans reproduce. all babies begin as female. male determines the sex
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hermaphrodites (intersexual)
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produced by hormonal imbalance, combination of male and female genitalia
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transsexuals
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when people feel they are one sex even though biologically they are the other
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incest (taboo)
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a cultural universal. forbids sexual relations or marriage between close relatives. in-breeding. limits sexual competition
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sexual revolution
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in the late 60s the sexual revolution came of age, youth culture dominated public life. sex became an everyday topic. the pill played its role as new technology, the double standard for women was reduced
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counter revolution
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during the 80s there was a return to family values, conservatism. diseases
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premarital sex
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public opinion is more accepting of the issue- than ever before. young people are the most accepting
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sex between adults
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1/3 of adults report having sex a few times a year or none, another third said several times per month, remaining third 2 times a week
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extramarital
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widely condemned. 25% of men 10% of women reported as having 1 affair
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sexual orientation
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a persons romantic and emotional attraction to another person, heterosexual, homosexual
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is sexual orientation a product of society or biology?
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both and either at various times/situations
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gay rights
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APA (1973) declared homosexuality a form of sexual behavior not a sickness.
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teen pregnancy
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today most teens that become pregnant are not married. 56% keep the child, 30% abort, 14% miscarriages
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pornography
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explicit material which causes arousal. 10$ billion a year industry. linked to violence against women
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prostitution
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the worlds oldest profession. 1 in 5 men admit to paying at least once
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rape
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violence thru sex
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structural functional view
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highlights societys need to regulate activity. social consequences, breakdown and confusion in society
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symbolic interactionism
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social constructs of sex, meanings attached that are dynamic (virginity). younger awareness. circumcision
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social conflict view
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reflects inequality of the sexes and power relationships in society. women defined as sexual objects. marketed
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social stratification
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a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy
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social mobility
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a change in position within the social hierarchy
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intragenerational
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change in position during your lifetime
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intergenerational
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upward or downward movement of children relative to their parents
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relative poverty
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deprivation of some people in relation to those who have more
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absolute poverty
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deprivation of resources that is life threatening
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urban rural
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greatest concentration of poverty is found in central cities
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caste system
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social stratification based on ascription or birth. little to no social mobility
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class system
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social strat based on both birth and individual achievement
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meritocracy
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social strat based on personal merit. includes a persons knowledge, abilities, and effort
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status consistency
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degree of uniformity in a persons social standing across various dimensions of social inequality
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ideology
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cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of social inequality
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