exam 3 Flashcards
asexual
doesn’t experience sexual attraction
transsexual
identify and live as the sex other than the 1 they were assigned at birth
intersexuals
born with genitalia that aren’t clearly male or female
cross dressers
wear clothing of other sex but usually don’t want to be the other sex
what determines sexual orientation?
- biology
- social/cultural factors
-genetics/culture
-gender is more influential on our behavior than sexual orientation
sexual double standard
belief that women’s sexual behavior must be more conservative than men’s
hymenoplasty
repair hymen to “restore virginity”
female genital mutilation/cutting
remove all or part of external female genitalia
1st time sex– age and with who
17
in a relationship
who influences our sexual behavior?
-parents
-peers
religion
-media
-sex ed
autoeroticism
sexual arousal by oneself
coitus
penile-vaginal intercourse
why do teens abstain from sex?
-religion/morals
-don’t want pregnancy
-believe oral/anal sex aren’t sex
-close parent-teen relationships with good communication
why do some people cheat?
-money problems
-live longer
-internet
-not getting emotional needs met
-ego boost
sexually transmitted infections
-hpv and chlamydia are most common
-women have more serious and frequent complications
traditional datin
guy asks, picks her up,makes plans,pays
contemporary dating
hanging out/getting together in groups
stayover
3 or more nights together/wk, but have separate homes
filter theory
we gradually filter out potential partners
homogamy
date/marry someone with similar social traits
propinquity
live nearby
heterogamy
dating/marrying someone different from self
hypergamy
marrying in social class
hypogamy
marrying outside of social class
social exchange theory
we pick a partner who gives us fewest problems and more rewards
dowry
$ property bride brings to marriage
bride price
property man fam pays to bride fam
countries with shortages of single women
india, china
principle of least interest
person with the least interest in the relationship has the most power in it
voluntary temporary single
want to b single, just for now
voluntary stable single
want to b single forever
involuntary temporary single
want to b married and looking
involuntary stable single
dont want to b single but will b forever
double standard of aging
women seen as old before men are
who’s living alone
women more than men
whites more than others
sex ration
proportion of males to females
sex ratio of 105 means 105 males for every 100 females
why more singles now?
-reproductive technology
-recessions, unemployment
-not as much stigma now
female infanticide
deliberate killing of infant girls
marriage squeeze (crunch)
imbalance in the ratio of available single women and men
highest rate of singlehood in race
african americans
lowest rate of singlehood in race
asian americans
dating cohabitation
gradually drift into this for convenience
premarital cohabitation
have plans to marry and live together
trial marriage
see what marriage would b like
substitute marriage
long-time cohabitors, no marriage
