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Sex Terms and Concepts Flashcards

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Abstinence

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Not having sex play

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Abstinence Only Curricula

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Sexuality education programs that advocate sexual abstinence before marriage. They do not provide information about contraception, safer sex, or sexual orientation.

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Acquaintance Rape

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Sexual intercourse coerced by someone known to the victim.

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Adultery

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Sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.

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Age of consent

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The age at which one is considered old enough to decide to have sexual intercourse.

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Age of majority

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The age at which one becomes a legal adult.

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Anal Intercourse

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Sex play in which the penis enters the anus.

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Androgyny

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A gender identity that allows expression of both gender roles.

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Anorexia

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An eating disorder often caused by poor body image in which people, usually women, don’t eat or eat very little to remain or become thin.

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Anorgasmia

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The inability to have an orgasm.

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Aphrodisiac

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A substance that is suppose to increase sexual desire.

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Asphyxophilia

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A paraphilia in which sexual arousal becomes dependent on being strangled up to the point of passing out.

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Autoerotic

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Providing sexual stimulation for oneself.

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Autoerotic Asphyxiation

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Self-strangulation for sexual arousal.

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Autonomy

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The ability to freely exercise one’s own will.

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Biastophilia

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A paraphilia where sexual arousal is dependent on sexually attacking a nonconsenting, surprised, terrified, and struggling stranger. This is a type of rape, but most rapes are committed by normophilic men.

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Binge Eating Disorder

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Compulsive overeating.

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Bisexual

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One who is attracted to people of both genders.

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Blue Balls

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Genital aching may occur when men do not have an ejaculation following stimulation. Women may experience similar aches if they do not reach orgasm, but because of sexist influences in development of our language about sex, there is no common expression to describe a woman’s symptoms.

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Body Image

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One’s attitudes and feelings about one’s own body and appearance.

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Bondage & Discipline

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Sexual role play or behavior that includes elements of sadism or masochism. Often one partner is bound or leashed.

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Bulimia

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An eating disorder in which binge eating is followed by purging with laxatives and self-induced vomiting.

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Celibacy

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Not having sex paly.

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Chastity Belt

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A variety of devices designed to prevent women, men, or children from having sex. Used from medieval to modern times, these devices were also supposed to preserve morality. Some were meant to ensure fidelity in women in absence of their husband. Others were designed to prevent masturbation and nocturnal emissions.

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Child Abuse

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Sexual assault against a child by an older person.

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Child Pornography

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Images of children designed to be sexually arousing.

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Circumcision

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An operation to remove foreskin of the penis.

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Climax

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Orgasm

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Cohabitation

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Living together in a sexual relationship.

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Coming Out

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The process of accepting and being open about one’s sexual orientation.

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Companionate Love

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Affection and deep emotional attachment that may be erotic.

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Comstock Act

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An 1873 law that made it a federal crime to distribute anything considered “obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecently filthy, or vile” including sex education.

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Continuous Abstinence

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Having no sex play for long periods of time (months-years).

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Corporal Punishment

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A form of discipline that inflicts pain on one’s body.

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Crossdresser

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Women and men who like to occasionally wear various articles of clothing associated with the other gender for the fun of it.

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Cultural Norm

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An activity, belief, or value that is shared by members of a particular culture.

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Culture

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The shared beliefs, values, heritage, customs, norms, art, food, language, and rituals of a community.

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Date Rape

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Coerced sexual intercourse during a dating relationship.

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Delayed Ejaculation

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Commonly used term for inhibited orgasm in men.

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Depression

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The feeling of great sadness that takes control over one’s life.

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Desire

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A feeling of sexual attraction or arousal. The 1st stage of the sexual response cycle.

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Diversity

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The presence of many different kinds of people, including people of various racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and social classes.

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Domestic Partnership

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The committed, long-term relationship of two unmarried people who live together.

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Dominance & Submission

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Erotic activities that play out fantasies of power and powerlessness.

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Dominance Culture

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The group that holds political, ideological, and economic power in a diverse society.

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Don Juanism

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The desire by a man to have sex very frequently with many different partners.

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Double Standard

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An unequal set of moral standards, rules, or expectations that allows one group to have more privileges than another group within a society.

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Dyspareunia

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Painful intercourse for women that may be caused by hormonal imbalances, especially those that happen after menopause.

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Early Ejaculation

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Ejaculation occurring before a man wants it to occur.

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Ejaculation

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The moment when semen spurts out of the opening of the urethra in the glans of the penis.

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Ejaculatory Inevitability

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The moment during sexual excitement when a man cannot stop his ejaculation. The prostate begins contracting and pulsing out seminal fluid.

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Emancipated Minor

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A minor who has legal autonomy and usually lives on her or his own without financial support from parents or guardian.

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Erectile Dysfunction

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The inability to become erect or maintain an erection with a partner.

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Erection

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A “hard” penis when it becomes full of blood and stiffens.

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Erogenous Zone

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Any area of the body very sensitive to sensual touch.

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Erotic

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That which is sexually arousing.

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Erotica

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Sexually arousing imagery that is not considered pornographic, obscene, or offensive to the average person.

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Erotophilia

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Appreciation of the erotic.

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Erotophobia

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Fear and anxiety about the erotic.

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Ethnocentric

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The belief that one’s own country, culture, or ethnic group is superior to others.

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Excitement

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The body’s physical response to desire and to stimulation. The 2nd stage of the sexual response cycle.

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Exhibitionism

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A paraphilia in which sexual arousal becomes dependent on exposing the sex organs to those who will be surprised.

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Exhibitionists

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Women or men who expose their sex organs to other people without their consent, usually in public places.

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Extramarital Sex

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Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.

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Fake Orgasm

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The pretense of having reached climax in order to end sex or please a partner.

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Fantasy

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A sexually arousing thought and mental image.

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Female Circumcision

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The practice of removing a girl’s clitoral hood, clitoris, and/or the labia. Often called female genital mutilation; it is practiced in some African, Near Eastern, and Southeast Asian cultures.

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Feminine

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Characteristics and ways of behaving that a culture associates with being a girl or woman.

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Feminism

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The belief that women and men have equal social, economic, sexual, and political rights.

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Fetishism

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A paraphilia in which certain objects, substances, or parts of the body become necessary for sexual arousal.

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Fidelity

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Strict observance of promises, especially of faithfulness.

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Foreplay

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Physical and sexual stimulation (kissing, touching, stroking, and massaging). Often happens in the excitement stage of the sexual response cycle. Often happens before intercourse, but can lead to orgasm without intercourse, in which case it can be called outercourse.

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Formal Values

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Socially sanctioned ideals for human behavior that may or may not be consistent with actual behaviors that are sanctioned.

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Fornication

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Sexual intercourse between unmarried people.

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Gang Rape

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Sexual assault committed by two or more people; also called fraternity or party rape.

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Gay Bashing

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Physical or verbal assaults on people who are perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

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Gay Liberation Movement

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The movement to establish civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

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Gay Rights

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Civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people that are equal to those guaranteed to straight people.

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Gender

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One’s biological, social, or legal status as male or female.

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Gender Assignment

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Medical and legal description of one’s gender that is given at birth.

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Gender Dysphoria

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Conflicted feelings about one’s gender, gender assignment, and gender identity.

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Gender Identity

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Feelings about one’s gender and gender role.

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Gender Norms

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Social Standards about appropriate feminine and masculine behavior.

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Gender Roles

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Social norms about behaving feminine or masculine.

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Gender Scripting

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The socialization process by which one is conditioned to adopt certain behaviors, preferences, and attitudes considered appropriate for his or her gender.

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Gender Stereotypes

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Unrealistic expectations based on gender.

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Hermaphrodite

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Someone with both female and male sex organs.

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Heterosexism

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The bias that everyone is or should be heterosexual.

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Heterosexual

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Someone who desires the other gender.

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Homophobia

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Fear of gays, lesbians, or bisexuals.

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Homosexual

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Someone who desires someone of the same gender.

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Homosocial

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Including only one gender.

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Hyper Femininity

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Exaggeration of gender-stereotyped behavior that is believed feminine.

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Hyper Masculinity

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The exaggeration of gender stereotyped behavior that is believed to be masculine.

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Hyperphilia

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Having sex more often than most people.

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Hypoactive Sexual Desire

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The lack of sexual desire.

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Hypophilia

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Having sex very infrequently, or not at all.

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Incest

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Sexual activity between family members.

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Infatuation

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Impulsive, usually short lived, emotional and erotic attachment to another person.

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Informal Values

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Social sanctions for behaviors that may or may not be consistent with socially sanctioned ideals for behavior.

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Inhibited Arousal

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The inability to become sexually aroused and enjoy sex play, despite one’s desire.

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Inhibited Orgasm

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Inability to have an orgasm.

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Inhibited Sexual Desire

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Lack of sexual desire.

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Inhibition

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Feeling restraint due to fear or guilt.

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Intercourse

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Sexual activity between two people in which insertion of the penis occurs.

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Internalized Homophobia

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Fear of homosexuality with in themselves.

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Intimacy

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The closeness and familiarity we feel as we share our private and personal selves with someone.

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Jealousy

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Anxiety about a partner’s love and commitment.

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Kleptomania

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Paraphilia where arousal comes from stealing.

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Lesbian

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Homosexual woman.

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Libido

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Sex drive

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Limerence

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A powerful and constantly distracting obsession.

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Long Term Reorganization Phase

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The second phase of rape trauma syndrome, in which the victim tries to regain control of life.

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Love

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A strong caring for someone else.

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Lovemap

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A blueprint of one’s adult sexual appreciations and preferences that develops while one is growing up.

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Lust

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The desire for sexual pleasure.

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Marital Rape

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Coerced sex within marriage.

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Masculine

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Characteristics and ways of behaving that a culture associates with being a boy or a man.

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Masochism

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A paraphilia in which sexual arousal becomes dependent on sexual role play or fantasy that includes receiving punishment, discipline, or humiliation.

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Masturbation

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Touching yourself for pleasure.

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Megan’s Law

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Federal and state laws that require police to notify citizens of the presence of convicted pedophiles in their communities.

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Miscegenation

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Marriage or sex between different races.

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Monogamous Relationship

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A relationship in which both people date or have sex only with each other.

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Multiple Orgasms

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More than one orgasm occurring within the same sexual encounter.

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Mutuality

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Reciprocating equally with feelings and behavior.

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Normophilia

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Sexual preferences that are considered common or “normal” according to social norms.

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Nymphomania

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The desire by a woman to have sex very frequently with many different partners.

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Obscenity

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Sexually arousing imagery that is considered socially offensive.

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Oedipal Conflict

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The Freudian theory that children have an unconscious sexual attachment to the parent of the other gender, causing them to be hostile toward the parent of the same gender.

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Open Relationship

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A relationship in which both partners are free to date or have sex with other people.

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Oral Sex

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Sex play involving mouth and sex organs.

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Orgasm

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The peak of sexual arousal when all the muscles that were tightened during sexual arousal relax, causing a very pleasurable feeling that may involve the whole body. The 4th stage of the sexual response cycle.

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Outercourse

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Nonpenetrative sex play.

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Paraphilia

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A sex practice that becomes necessary for sexual arousal but that is not approved by social norms.

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Parental Consent

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Requirement that one or both parents give written permission for a minor child to receive medical attention or to enter a legal contract.

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Passionate Love

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Intense feelings of erotic attachment.

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Pedophilia

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A paraphilia in which sexual arousal for an adult becomes dependent on having sexual contact or fantasies of sexual contact with children.

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Peer Pressure

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The efforts of a group of equals to maintain conformity to the group social norms.

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Performance Anxiety

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Fear of being unable to please a partner.

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Physical Fitness

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A condition of good health that results from healthy food, exercise, and regular medical checkups.

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Pictophilia

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A paraphilia in which sexual arousal becomes dependent on viewing pornographic pictures, movies, or videos with or without a partner.

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Plateau

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The state of sexual arousal in which a person has been sexually excited and may approach orgasm. 3rd stage of the sexual response cycle.

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Polygamy

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Having more than one spouse.

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Pornography

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Erotic imagery.

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Premarital Sex

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Sex before marriage.

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Prostitution

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Performance of sexual acts for pay.

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Puritans

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Early American protestant colonists who established English laws and social and sexual mores in the northeastern U.S., though actually less sexually restrictive than commonly believed, the Puritan is now the symbol of sexual suppression.

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Rape

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Coerced sex

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Rape Trauma Syndrome

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The emotional and physical consequences one experiences after being sexually assaulted.

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Rapid Orgasm

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When a woman climaxes more quickly than her partner and loses interest in continued sex play.

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Reality Based Sexuality Education

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Age-appropriate, culturally sensitive sexuality education programs that include open, nonjudgmental information about all aspects of sexuality; they encourage critical thinking, self-actualization, and behavioral changes through the empowerment of holistic knowledge about the body, sex, relationships, birth control, safer sex, gender role, and so on, by being realistic about people’s lives.

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Resolution

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The period after orgasm in which the body returns to non stimulated state. Last state of the sexual response cycle.

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Retarded Ejaculation

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Inhibited orgasm in men.

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Retrograde Ejaculation

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An ejaculation from the prostate into the bladder.

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Role Play

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Acting out a fantasy with a partner.

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Romantic Love

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An idealized love relationship that is often as unrealistic as it is passionate.

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Sacred

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Devoted to religious purpose.

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Sadism

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A paraphilia in which sexual arousal becomes dependent on sexual role play or fantasy that includes giving punishment, discipline, or humiliation.

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Sadomasochism

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The consensual use of domination and/or pain for sexual stimulation in sex play.

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Safer Sex

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Ways in which people reduce the risk of getting sexually transmitted infections.

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Safe word

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A previously agreed upon signal that means a partner is no longer enjoying a sexual activity and it must stop.

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Satyriasis

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The desire by a man to have sex very frequently with many different partners.

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Secular

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Devoted to human purpose.

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Self Esteem

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Self-respect; worthwhile feeling

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Sex

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Gender/ sex play

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Sex Drive

A

Our natural urge and desire to have sex.

167
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Sexism

A

Bias against a certain gender-usually women.

168
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Sexology

A

The scientific study of sex and sexuality through many disciplines including, but not limited to, anthropology, biology, sociology, history, psychology, medicine, and law.

169
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Sex Play

A

Any voluntary sexual activity, with or without a partner.

170
Q

Sex Therapy

A

Treatment to resolve a sexual problem or dysfunction such as premature ejaculation in ability to have orgasm, or low level of sexual desire.

171
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Sexual Abuse

A

Sexual activity that is harmful or not consensual.

172
Q

Sexual Addiction

A

The compulsive search for having very frequent sex.

173
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Sexual Assault

A

The use of force or coercion, physical or psychological, to make a person engage in sexual activity.

174
Q

Sexual Aversion Disorder

A

The fear of sexual contact.

175
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Sexual Compulsion Anonymous

A

A self-help recovery group for women and men who went to control what they believe to be sexual addictions.

176
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Sexual Conflict

A

The clash between sex drive and sexual inhibition.

177
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Sexual Desire

A

A strong physically arousing attraction.

178
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Sexual Discomfort

A

Feelings of sexual inhibition that are not as severe as dysfunctions.

179
Q

Sexual Dysfunction

A

A psychological or physical disorder of sexual function.

180
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Sexual Harassment

A

Unwanted sexual advances with suggestive gestures, language, or touching.

181
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Sexual Identity

A

Feelings about one’s own sexual orientation, gender, gender role, and gender identity.

182
Q

Sexuality

A

The interplay of gender, gender role, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual preference, and social norms as they affect physical emotional, and spiritual life.

183
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Sexual Norm

A

A cultural norm regarding sex or sexuality.

184
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Sexual Norm

A

A cultural norm regarding sex or sexuality.

184
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Sexual Orientation

A

The term used to describe the gender of the objects of our sexual desire.

185
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Sexual Repression

A

The suppression of sexual activities, ideas, or identities that are perceived to be harmful or morally wrong.

186
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Sexual Response Cycle

A

The pattern of response to sexual stimulation. The 5 stages are desire>excitement>plateau>orgasm>resolution

187
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Sexual Seduction

A

Legally, the encouragement of a younger or less mature person into an illegal sexual situation.

188
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Sexual Stereotype

A

An overly simplified judgement or bias regarding the sexuality of a person or group.

189
Q

Sex Worker

A

One who is paid for providing sex or sexually arousing conditions, including prostitution, strip tease, lap dancing, commercial phone sex, and erotic massage.

190
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Social Stigma

A

Severe disapproval for behavior that is nor within cultural norms.

191
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Sociology

A

The study of human relationships, interactions, beliefs, values, behaviors, and their meanings.

192
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Sodomy

A

Oral or anal intercourse.

193
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Spectatoring

A

The habit of thinking about, comparing, grading, and monitoring one’s sexual performance while having sex.

194
Q

Squeeze Technique

A

A method for postponing early ejaculation.

195
Q

Statutory Rape

A

Sexual intercourse between an adult and anyone who is below the age of consent whether or not it is voluntary.

196
Q

Stereotype

A

An overly simplified judgment or bias regarding a person or group

197
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Stimuli

A

Things that excite response or action.

198
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Straight

A

Heterosexual

199
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Stranger Rape

A

Coerced sexual intercourse by an assailant unknown to the victim.

200
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Stress

A

Being made to feel threatened or challenged in some way.

201
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Taboo

A

Behavior that is beyond the moral limits of cultural norms.

202
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Tenting

A

The expansion of the inner vagina during sexual excitement.

203
Q

Transgender

A

Women and men who dress in the clothing associated with the other gender because they enjoy being treated as if they were of the other gender-not for sexual pleasure/ (very flawed definition).

204
Q

Transvestites

A

Women and men who dress in clothing associated with people of the other gender because it gives them sexual pleasure.

205
Q

Transvestophilia

A

A paraphilia in which sexual arousal becomes dependent on wearing clothing, especially underwear.

206
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Uncircumcised

A

Penis has foreskin

207
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Vaginal Intercourse

A

Sex play where the penis penetrates vagina

208
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Vaginismus

A

Painful intercourse for a woman that occurs when her fear and anxiety about vaginal intercourse cause the muscles around her vagina to go into spasm when her partner tries to insert a penis or dildo.

209
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Values

A

Ideas of what is right, worthwhile or moral.

210
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Virginity

A

Never having had sex

211
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Voyeurism

A

A paraphilia in which sexual arousal becomes dependent on watching people undress or have sex play unaware that they are being watched.

212
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Voyeurs

A

Women and men who become aroused by secretly watching another person undress or engage in sexual behavior.

213
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Wet Dream

A

Erotic imaging during sleep

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