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Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
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A causal friendship where sexual intimacy is occasionally acted upon. The sex and the relationship is never talked about with other people and is not exclusive

A

friends with benefits

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2
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What do majority of people consider sex to be?

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vaginal or anal intercourse

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3
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What is the problem of a narrow definition of sex?

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Might not use a condom or protection, may not disclose sexual activities to doctors, and may not discuss other forms of sexual activites

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4
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Factors that determine age of first sexual experience.

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Positive emotional connections with family members, parental opinions on sex and contraceptive use, parental control, peer-related self-esteem, higher academic achievement, religion, sex education, substance use, age of partner, or unwanted sexual encounters.

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5
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True or false: 72% of men and 61% of women rated first sexual experience as good

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true

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6
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True or False: women experienced more pleasure then men in first sexual experience

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false

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7
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What is the average age of “loss of virginity”?

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20 to 24

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8
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People who are still a virgin due to shyness, poor body image, lack of dating experience, poor social skills and logistical problems

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reluctant virgins

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9
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True or false: reluctant virgins are comfortable with a lack of sexual experience

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False, but they are more concerned about the lack of intimacy and love from being in a romantic relationship

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10
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True or false: the hymen is a good way to check if someone is a virgin

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false, not everyone has a hymen, nor does it always tear during first sexual experience

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11
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when two partners verbally agree that they want to have sex

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sexual consent

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12
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What are the three components to sexual consent?

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  1. clear understanding of what will occur
  2. consent is given freely
  3. consent is ongoing
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13
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When one partner consents to sexual activity, but they don’t actually want to do it

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sexual compliance

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14
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Why do people engage in sexual compliance?

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they want to make their partner happy, promote intimacy, and avoiding conflict

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15
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an effective response arising from one’s subjective evaluation of one’s sexual relationship

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sexual satisfaction

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16
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What causes sexual satisfaction?

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  1. Relationship satisfaction
  2. Cost/Rewards
  3. Comparison of Cost/Rewards
  4. Equality of Cost/Rewards
17
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Materials that promote sexual arousal

A

sexually explicit material

18
Q

True or False: it’s better if your sexual partner shares the same sexual preferences

A

False, having different sexual preferences can change the sexual script

19
Q

What is the problem with not discussing sexual preferences

A

Partners having assumptions based on stereotypes of what people traditionally want

20
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What type of relationship is considered “settling down”

A

monogamous relationships

21
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What is the average age of starting to date?

A

16

22
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what is the risk of coming out at a younger age?

A

Higher risk of suicide, discrimination and absence of resiliency

23
Q

true or false: people remain sexually satisfied in a long-term relationship despite having less sex

A

true

24
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what is the percentage of divorce in canada?

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33%

25
Q

what is the average length of marriage before divorce?

A

14.5

26
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An umbrella term for any type of causal relationship where all partners agree that each partner may have sexual or romantic relationships with other people

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consensual nonmonogamy

27
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being in a long-term romantic or sexual relationship with more then one person at the same time. Usually there is a primary relationship with each person having a secondary relationship.

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polyamory

28
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When both partners in a relationship have sex with other individuals. Typically they have sex at the same like. For example: threesome or a foursome

A

swinging

29
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When both partners in a relationship agree they can have sex with other people, but not emotional bonds

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open relationships

30
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When one person is married to more then one spouse at a time

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polygamy

31
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when one partner engages in a sexual or romantic relationship without the consent of the other partner

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nonconsensual nonmonogamy

32
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The media affects what we think is important by paying more attention to certain things

A

agenda-setting theory

33
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the media depicts the values and expectations that we develop and adopt as our own (stereotypes)

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cultivation theory

34
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individual model their attributes and behaviours according to what they see in the media

A

social learning theory

35
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what to consider when viewing sex in the media:

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  1. content
  2. short-term and long-term impacts of the quality of the sexual relationships shown
  3. extent to which the sexual script is used
  4. influence of the context

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