Chapter 14 - Behaviours - Definitions

Question 1

Agenda-setting theory

Answer 1

A theory that proposes that media influence our thoughts and behaviour by highlighting what we should pay attention to.

Question 2

Beads

Answer 2

A sex toy that consists of a series of balls connected by a string, and that can be inserted into the rectum or vagina and removed at varying speeds.

Question 3

Coitus

Answer 3

Intercourse in which a man inserts his penis into a woman’s vagina.

Question 4

Cultivation theory

Answer 4

A theory that proposes that media portrayals create a shared set of values and expectations about reality among media consumers.

Question 5

Cunnilingus

Answer 5

Oral stimulation of a woman’s genitals by a partner.

Question 6

Dildo

Answer 6

A penetrative device, often shaped like a penis, that can be used to stimulate various parts of the body.

Question 7

Fellatio

Answer 7

Oral stimulation of a man’s genitals by a partner.

Question 8

Frottage

Answer 8

The sexual practice in which partners (clothed or not) rub or thrust their genitals against any part of the other person’s body.

Question 9

Girl-zines

Answer 9

Self-published print or online magazines written by young women to express their thoughts and feelings about sexuality in a non-judgmental outlet.

Question 10

Hard-core

Answer 10

Explicitly depicting genitals and/or sexual penetration.

Question 11

Interfemoral intercourse

Answer 11

The sexual practice in which a man moves his penis between his partner’s thighs without intromission

Question 12

Mass media

Answer 12

All media technologies—including the Internet, television, newspapers, film, and radio—that are used for communicating with the public, and the organizations that distribute these technologies.

Question 13

Meta-analytic review

Answer 13

A report that combines the effects found across multiple research studies.

Question 14

Online sexual activity (OSA)

Answer 14

Activity that takes place via the Internet for any range of sexual purposes.

Question 15

Penis extender

Answer 15

A device that attaches to the penis to make the penis seem longer and/or wider

Question 16

Penis pump

Answer 16

A device that draws blood into the penis, designed to assist men with erection difficulties.

Question 17

Penis ring

Answer 17

A ring placed at the base of the penis to prolong erection by keeping the blood inside the penis.

Question 18

Phone sex

Answer 18

Sexual activity that takes place via telephones, either through live conversations or by listening to sexually explicit pre-recorded messages.

Question 19

Sexual compliance

Answer 19

An individual’s willing consent to engage in sexual behaviour when she or he does not desire sexual activity.

Question 20

Sexual consent

Answer 20

An individual’s agreement to engage in sexual behaviour.

Question 21

Sexually explicit material

Answer 21

Textual, visual, and/or audial material that promotes or creates sexual arousal.

Question 22

Sexual fantasies

Answer 22

Sexual thoughts or images that stimulate a person physiologically and/or emotionally.

Question 23

Social learning theory

Answer 23

A theory that proposes that individuals model characters seen in media, especially those who receive positive rewards.

Question 24

Soft-core

Answer 24

Erotically suggestive but not showing genitals or sexual penetration.

Question 25

Vibrator

Answer 25

A vibrating device used to stimulate various parts of the body.