Exam 2 Flashcards
Sexual idendtity
Gender whom one is sexually attracted to
Heterosexual
Straight; attracted to the opposite sex
Homosexual
Gay/lesbian; attracted to same sex
Homophobic
Viewing of homosexuals with fear, dread, aversion, or hatred- and microaggressions- which are everyday slights, invalidations, insults, and indignities experienced by marginalized groups (e.g. women, people of color, the disabled), often coming from well-intentioned family members, teachers, co-workers, health professionals, and others
Heterosexist
The taken-for-granted system of beliefs, values, and customs that places superior value on heterosexual behavior and denies or stigmatizes non-heterosexual relations
Bisexual
An individual who is sexually attracted to both males and females
Pansexual
Fluidity and diversity of one’ sexual identity; emotional > just physical
Asexual
Don’t experience sexual attraction to tohers; may desire intimate relationship
Gay
A person whose sexual attraction is to people of the same sex; used especially for males, but ay include both sexes
Lesbian
A woman who is sexually attracted to other women
LGBTQ+
Lesbian, gay, bisexual (sexual identity), transgender (gender identity), queer/questioning and other identities
Abstinence (Celibacy)
Decision not to have sexual relations, at least for a time
Patriarchal sexuality
Characterized by beliefs, values, and behaviors that protect the male line of descent
Expressive sexuality
Sees sexuality as basic to humanness of both women and men and is less one-sided
Sexual scripts
Culturally available messages that define what ‘counts’ as sex, how to recognize sexual situations, and what to do in a sexual encounter
Friends with Benefits
Sexual activity between friends or acquaintances with no expectation of romance or emotional attachment, typically practiced by unattached people who want to have a sexual outlet without “complications”
Serial monogamy
For of sexual exclusivity in which someone has only one sexual partner at a time
Hooking up
A sexual encounter between men and women with the understanding that there is no obligation to see each other again or to endow the sexual activity with emotional meaning
Arranged marriage
Unions in which parents choose their children’s marriage partners
Assortive mating
Social psychological filtering process in which individuals gradually narrow down their pool of eligible individuals for long-term committed relationships, removing those who would not make the best spouse or partner
Intimacy
- Close, connected, and bonded feelings in a loving relationship
- Includes feelings that create the experience of warmth in a loving relationship
Commitment
- The decision/commitment component of love
Consumate Love
- A complete love in which the components of passion, intimacy, and commitment come together
Dating scripts
- Highly gendered expectations that govern behavior in the getting-to-know-you stage of dating relationships, with men and women having far different expectations about what happens during and after a date
Endogamy
Marrying within one’s own social group
Exogamy
- Marrying outside one’s group
Heterogamy
- Choosing someone dissimilar in race, age, education, religion, or social class
Homogamy
- Marriage between partners of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class