Chapter 1 : Sex behaviours and crimes in the US

Question 1

who is ted bundy

Answer 1

he is a serial killer

Question 2

culture of a society

Answer 2

is the normative system of behaviour instructing persons on the proper way to behave

Question 3

sexual predator

Answer 3

person convicted of or pleaded guilty of commiting a sexual oriented offense and who is likely to commit them in the future

Question 4

habitual sex offender

Answer 4

determined by the sentenced court to have previously commited or plead guilty to one or more sexually oritented offense

Question 5

sexually oriented offender

Answer 5

person who has been convincted of or pleaded guilty to commiting a sexually oriented offense

Question 6

folkways and provide example

Answer 6

normal habitual ways of behaving or ‘good manners’ ex. girl walk before men into doors

Question 7

who responsible for teaching kids about folkways?

Answer 7

parents and other social institutions

Question 8

mores and provide example

Answer 8

behaviours that if they are violated would lead to the destruction of society. laws that forbid these behaviours! b/c destroy the moral fabric of society. so formally they are the behaviours and customs that must be followed to prevent the desctruction of soceity. EX. murder

Question 9

vampirism

Answer 9

sexual gratification from drinking blood

Question 10

crutofact

Answer 10

leg fetish

Question 11

homosexuality

Answer 11

sex drive oriented towards and sexual gratification from the same sex

Question 12

when did the topic of homosexuality actually come to be discussed and debated?

Answer 12

gay liberation movement

Question 13

tea rooms

Answer 13

rooms used for impersonal sex

Question 14

sodomy

Answer 14

penetration of any organ except the vagina ex. ears, anus etc.

Question 15

types of homosexuals

Answer 15

secret, blatant, adjusted, institutional, homosexual prostitute, homosexual pedophile

Question 16

secret homosexual

Answer 16

is homosexual but keeps his orientation hidden from others,

Question 17

blatant homosexual

Answer 17

a homosexual who in the way he dresses, acts, manerisms, etc. makes NO ATTEMPT TO DISGUISE the fact that he is gay. invites identification and labelling by attending places such as gay bars for ex.

Question 18

adjusted homosexual

Answer 18

homosexual who is content with being gay. has accepted his sexual orientation and does not suffer due to his/her choice of partners. if asked, they may readily admit that they are gay ,but dont FLAUNT their homosexuality like the blatant homosexual.

Question 19

institutional homosexual

Answer 19

homosexual who doesn’t have self image of being gay. they become involved in homosexual practices because of the situation/environment they find themselves in. ex. jail,s military etc. where they have no access to the other sex. usually, when removed from the institution, they are heterosexual.

Question 20

homosexual prostitute

Answer 20

male who offers sexual favors to other males for money. mostly age 15-17, usually come from lower SES societies and have suffered physical abuse as children, MOTIVATION=MONETARY GAINS

Question 21

homosexual pedophile

Answer 21

wants to have sex with only same sex childredn

Question 22

how do we determine what is normal?

Answer 22

using sexual standards including the statistical standard, cultural, religious and subjective standards

Question 23

statistical standard for sex

Answer 23

ex. if more than 50% of the popln practice certain sexual behaviours, then they are normal. can be dangerous b/c it cane makes thinking like breaking laws, “normal” ex. majority teenage girls shop lift – is this normal? problematic b/c it doesnt take into account any sense of socially correct or incorrect things

Question 24

roman shower

Answer 24

vomitting on parter after consuming wine or drinking urine

Question 25

cultural standard

Answer 25

society has a set of normal rules and regulations that take form of laws, statues, and ordinances. violations of these or transgressions usually lead to some form of puishment.

folkways, laws,, moores and institutions control behaviour.

Question 26

laws

Answer 26

legally sanctioned folkways and moores

Question 27

how do we learn cultural standards?

Answer 27

family first cradle for learning about these experiences, , then friends, religious institutions and other sources provide cultural information.

Question 28

religious normalcy

Answer 28

standard for sexual normalcy. back in the day, religion played an important role in developing the value systems of soceity and individuals.

Question 29

subjective standard

Answer 29

standard for normalcy of sexual behaviours.
usually the most important in a persons life. this defines for a person the appropriateness of his/her actions and how these actions fall in the normal range of behaviours for this person at this stage of their lives.

Question 30

what are the 4 elements in sexual behaviour?

Answer 30

fantasy, symbolism, ritualism and compulsion

Question 31

fantasy

Answer 31

in order for us to be sexual, we need to have a fantasy ; to be sexually involved

Question 32

autoeroticism

Answer 32

being involved sexually with oneself

Question 33

symbolism as a element of sexual behaviour

Answer 33

think of sexual symbolism, you think of partialism and fetish’s and also visual previews of sex. ex. seeing people fully clothed vs. partially clothed vs. naked

Question 34

fetish

Answer 34

inanimate object to which one has attached sexual feelings ex. bra,stockings etc.

Question 35

partialism

Answer 35

an isolated body part to which sexual feelings have been attached ex. breasts, buttocks etc. most people have partialisms ; when it gets to the pt where the partialism must be involved or the fetish must be involved in any sexual encounter, then you have an unhealthy attraction

Question 36

ritualism

Answer 36

sex offenders are usually ritualistic ;
this happens with partners who have been together for some time so for ex. with h, he has specific mannerisms which make it obvious that he is sexually receptive at the time.
with sex offenders, the ritualism has gotten to the point of addiction in many cases. with ritualism, the sex acts often have to be performed in the same fashion and the same sequence ; if not done as ‘the script provides’ the act has been either abandoned or started over.

Question 37

compulsion

Answer 37

feeling that you cant control; compulsive feelings are what launch killers into action

Question 38

all sexually active persons have the 4 elements of sex; compulsion, symbolism, fantasy and ritualism. what distinguishes normal sex from crimes?

Answer 38

when a person is only sexual when the partialism or fetish is there; when compulsivity is overwheleming to the pt where they dont have emotions/care for their partner, when certain scripts must be followed and if they are not, it causes problems to their sexcual functioning; and when fantasy centres on the dehumanization or torture or murder of helpless victims