Ch. 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
Vocabulary definitions
Sex
- Distinction between female and male
2. Engaging in sexual behavior
Sexuality
The feelings, behaviors and identities associated with sex
Coitus
Penile-vaginal intercourse
Castration
Removal of the testicles or testicles and penis
Eunuch
A man who has been castrated
Transgender (or trans)
Identifying with the other sex or rejecting a conventionally gendered identity
Double Standard
The idea that acceptable behavior is different for men than for women
Cohabitation
A live-in sexual relationship between individuals who are not married to each other
Psychology
The study of mental processes and behavior
Social Psychology
The study of one’s relationships to others
Feminism
The movement to secure equality for women; the study of social and pychological issues from women’s perspectives
Control Group
A group of participants included in a study for comparison purposes
Cognitive Psychology
The study of the information-processing systems of the mind
Evolutionary Psychology
The study of the influence of evolution on mental processes or behavior
Cultural Anthropology
The study of cultural variations across the human race
Gender
The collection of psychological traits that differ between males and females
Sociology
The scientific study of society
National Health & Social Life Survey (NHSLS)
A national survey of sexual behavior, relationships and attitudes in the U.S., conducted in the early 1990s
National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NatSAL)
A periodic British survey of sexual behavior, relationships and attitudes, most recently conducted in 2013
Script Theory
The analysis of sexual and other behaviors as the enactment of socially instilled roles
Ethnography
The study of a cultural group, often by means of extended individual fieldwork
