FINAL Flashcards
The masculinity- femininity dimension of our basic nature as humans.
Gender
The sex individuals perceive themselves to be.
Gender identity
What society thinks men and women should do
Gender Role
Cerebral cortex is _____ in females than in males.
Thinner
The corpus callosum is ______ in females than in males.
Thicker
Born with sexual anatomy that is neither completely male nor completely female but rather a combination with features of both
Intersex
A female genetic condition characterized by short stature, slow or no sexual development at puberty, heart abnormalities, and lack of ovarian function.
Turner’s Syndrome (XO)
A male genetic condition characterized by a rounded body type, lack of facial hair, breast enlargement in puberty and smaller than normal testicles.
Klinefelter’s Syndrome (XXY)
Genetically male, one X, one Y chromosome. Bodies are unable to respond to androgen, mostly female sex characteristics or signs of both. They will identify almost always with female.
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
46, XX, ovaries, normal female, ambiguous external genitalia at birth (more male than female) fertile, secondary sex characteristics are normal female, identify as female, but not satisfied and orient towards male activities
Fetally androgenized females
46, XY, undescended testes until puberty, vas deferens, seminal vesicles and ejaculatory ducts, but no prostate, with partially formed vagina, ambiguous external genitalia at birth (more female than male) sterile, female before puberty, masculinize at puberty- male gender role will be assumed at puberty.
DHT- deficient males
What is the one condition where females are fertile?
Fetally androgenized females
Don’ have a chromosomal difference but they do not feel as if they match the body they are in
Transgender
Little boy or little girl say verbally they do not want what they have, etc.
Gender Identity Disorder
Dislike for the body you are in
Gender Dysphoria
Going to go through the surgical procedure
Transsexual
By what age, do you have a firm gender identity?
Age 3
Where was there a riot between drag queens and the police because the drag queens did not feel as if they were getting their rights?
Compton’s Cafeteria. “Screeming Queens”
The riots are the very beginning of the gay rights movement at Stonewall bar
Stonewall Riots
romantic, physical, emotional attraction that you have for another person
Sexual orientation
The view that everyone is straight
Heterocentric
____ are more likely to fall at the extremes of the Kinsey’s 7-point continuum
Men
Known from day one they are bisexual
Real
Move into a community, all girl or all boy, so switch to these tendencies
Transitory
While an individual is living in a same sex situation will engage in sexual behaviors with people of the same sex
Situational bisexuality
They change from one orientation to the other
Transitional
Denying that they are gay or lesbian and just labeling themself bisexual to be more acceptable in society
Denial of gayness
Study: Hypothalamus was _____ in those who identified as straight
Smaller
Lesbian’s ears make a _____ sound in their ear than straight women.
Softer
Penis size is slightly ____ in gay men than straight
Larger
Children whose mother took the estrogen ____ were more likely to be gay or bisexual.
DES
What two men were the reasons for the Hate Crime Act?
Matthew Shepard and James Bryd Jr.
Transgender who fell for a girl in the group- killed
Brandon Teena
Intimate with men- was transgender- murdered
Gwen Arujao
Openly gay, had a crush on a classmate- that classmate killed him
Larry King
Child’s desire to sexually possess the parents of the opposite sex
Oedipus and Electra Complex
The total percentage of sexual intercourse has gone ___ over the years.
Down
Birth rates have been ____ over the years
Decreasing
What age group are more likely to use condoms? 14-17 or 18-24?
14-17
A pattern of behavior used by someone to maintain control over his or her partner
Dating violence
Two people who are not married live together
Cohabitation
What groups of people are most likely to cohabit before marriage?
Black and Native American
In Virginia, is marital rape seen as the same as all rapes? No exemptions?
Yes
What university created the sexual consent list/guidelines?
Radical U
At what university did the sexual assault case occur where the girl had sex after being found near a pile of her own vomit?
Brown University; Adam Lack case
Any type of sexual activity that a person does not agree to, including rape.
Sexual assault
Penetration no matter how slight of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration without the consent of the victim.
Rape
With a 15 year old- is it a felony to consent?
No- the age of consent is 15.
Sexual intercourse with a minor
Statuatory rape
Rape with a person you do not know at all
Stranger rape
Know them but not dating rape
Acquantice Rape
On a date when the rape incidence occurs
Date rape
Rape- people in a relationship-
Partner rape
1 cap of this is about 4 to 6 alcoholic drinks, but the BAC will stay at 0.
GHB
completely illegal in US and other countries- Schedule 4 with schedule 1 penalties
Rohypnol
Unwanted sexual attention in the workplace or academic setting
Sexual harrasment (Title 9)
You do this, i’ll give you a reward
Quid pro quo
sexual or sexist remarks, unwelcome intrusion
mild sexual harassment
graphic comments
intermediate sexual harassment
requiring sexual services
severe sexual harassment
Providing or receiving sexual acts between a prostitute, a client, and sometimes the prostitute’s employer in exchange for money or some other form of remuneration.
Prostitution
T/F In Nevada, you can open a brothel legally.
true
Do the business on the street, not legal to solicit sexual acts via a car, etc.
Streetwalkers
Higher end prostitutes, find in phonebook, dress better
Call girls
Women very well taken care of in a legal brothel
Brothel workers
The behaviors they engage in
Tricks
The men that approach the women on the street
Johns
Any sexually explicit work deemed obscene according to the legal criteria and therefore exempt from freedom of speech protections
Pornography
Sexually explicit works that meet specific legal criteria that may be censored and declared illegal
Obscene
An excessive focus on exclusively sexual matters
Prurient interests
