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23 Cards in this Set
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Definition of sex
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the biological distinction between females and males
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Primary sex characteristics
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organs used for reproduction
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Secondary sex characteristics
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Bodily development, apart from the genitals, that distinguishes biologically mature females and males
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Intersexual people
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people whose bodies have both male and female characteristics
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Hermaphrodite
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intersexual
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Transsexuals
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people who feel 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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True or False:
Sexual attraction is the same as sexual behavior |
False
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Homophobia
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discomfort over close personal interaction w/ people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual
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___% of teens pregnant keep their babies
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57%
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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 of sexual services
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Rape
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an expression of power, a violent act that uses sex to hurt, humiliate, or control another person
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Queer Theory
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a growing body of research findings that challenges the heterosexual bias in U.S. 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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Sturctual-functional view of sex
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society needs to regulate sexual activity (incest taboo)
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Symbolic-interaction view of sex
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societies differ from one another in terms of sexual attitudes and practices
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Social-conflict view on sex
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men use women as sexual objects
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