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16 Cards in this Set
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sex |
the biological distinction between females and males |
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primary sex characteristics |
the genitals, organs used for reproduction |
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secondary sex characteristics |
bodily development, apart from the genitals that distinguishes biologically mature females and males |
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intersexual people |
people whose bodies (including genitals) have both female and male characteristics |
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transsexual |
people who feel they are one sex even though biologically they are the other |
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incest taboo |
a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives |
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gender |
cultural, referring to behavior, power and privileges a society attaches to being female or male |
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sexual orientation |
a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person |
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heterosexuality |
a sexual orientation to someone of the other sex |
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homosexuality |
sexual attraction to someone of the same sex |
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bisexuality |
sexual attraction to people of both sexes |
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asexuality |
a lack of sexual attraction to people of both sexes |
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homophobia |
discomfort over close personal intersection with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual |
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pornography |
sexually explicit material intented to cause sexual arousal |
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prostitution |
the selling of sexual services |
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abortion |
the deliberate termination of a pregnancy |
