CHAPTER 5 Flashcards

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Sexual Orientation

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The way in which people pursue love, attachment, and meaningful social connections with people of the same sex, a different sex, or either sex

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Sexual Fluidity

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The idea that sexual attractions can change, and that people have the capacity to grow more attracted or less attracted to men or to women, regardless of their general sexual orientation

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Asexuality

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A sexual orientation in which people lack sexual desire and sexual attraction, thereby reducing interest in sexual interaction

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Sexual Minorities

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Individuals who do not identify themselves as primarily and exclusively straight in their sexual orientation

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Heteronormativity

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The mistaken idea that heterosexuality, because it is common, typical, and “the norm,” is also necessarily ideal, optimal, or desirable

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Internalized Homonegativity

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An involuntary tendency for gay and lesbian people to accept and even endorse harsh stereotypes about sexual minorities

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Romantic Attraction

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Feelings of infatuation, love, and emotional desire for another person

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Sexual Arousal

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A physiological response to same-sex and different-sex people

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Sexual Attraction

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Fantasies, feelings of lust, and erotic desire for another person

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Sexual Behavior

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The overt sexual interactions a person engages in with another person

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Sexual Identity

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The way a person understands and labels his or her attraction to, and sexual interactions with, other people

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Gender Nonconformity

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The extent to which an individual’s appearance, behavior, and interests differ from what is considered typical or normal for his or her gender

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