Chapter 1

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Bestiality

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Sexual relations between a person and an animal

Question 1

Behaviorists

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Learning theorists who argue that a scientific approach to understanding behavior must refer only to observable and measurable behaviors.

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Bisexual

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Sexually responsive to either gender

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Chromosomes

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The rodlike structures that reside in the nuclei of every living cell and carry the genetic code in the form of genes.

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Concubine

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A secondary wife, usually of inferior legal and social status.

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Cunnilingus

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A sexual activity involving oral contact with the female genitals.

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Coitus

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Sexual intercourse

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Courtesan

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A prostitute; especially the mistress of a noble or wealthy man.

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Defense mechanisms

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In psychoanalytic theory, the automatic processes that protect the ego from anxiety by disguising or ejecting unacceptable ideas and urges.

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

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The chemical substance whose molecules make up genes and chromosomes.

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Erogenous zones

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Parts of the body, including but not limited to the sex organs, that are responsive to sexual stimulation.

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Evolution

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The development of a species to its present state, which is believed to involve adaptations to its environment.

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Fellatio

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A sexual activity involving oral contact with the penis.

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Feminist theory

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A theory that challenges acceptance of the male as the norm, traditional gender roles, and male oppression of females.

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Fornication

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Sexual intercourse between people who are not married to one another.

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Gender

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The behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.

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Gender roles

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Complex clusters of ways in which males and females are expected to behave within a given culture.

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Genes

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The basic units of heredity, which consist of chromosomal segments of DNA.

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Homophobia

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Hatred of homosexuals.

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Human sexuality

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The ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings.

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Incest taboo

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The prohibition against intercourse and reproduction among close blood relatives.

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Mutation

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A random change in the molecular structure of DNA.

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Natural selection

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The evolutionary process by which adaptive traits enable members of a species to survive to reproductive age and transmit these traits to future generations.

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Oedipus complex

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In psychoanalytic theory, a conflict of the phallic stage in which the boy wishes to posses his mother sexually and perceives his father as a rival in love.

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Pederasty

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Sexual love of boys.

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Phallic symbol

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An image of the penis.

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Phallic worship

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Worship of the penis as a symbol of generative power.

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Psychoanalysis

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The theory of personality originated by Sigmund Freud, which proposes that human behavior represents the outcome of clashing inner forces.

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Psychosexual development

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In psychoanalytic theory, the process by which sexual feelings shift from one erogenous zone to another.

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Queer theory

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A theory that challenges heteronormativity and heterosexism.

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Repression

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The automatic ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from consciousness.

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Sadism

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The practice of achieving sexual gratification through hurting or humiliating others.

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Social-cognitive theory

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A cognitively-oriented learning theory in which observational learning, values, and expectations play key roles in determining behavior.

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Values

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The qualities in life that are deemed important or unimportant, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable.