Sociology chapter 6 Sexuality and Society Flashcards
What did sociologist Peter Bearman Study?
Sexual relationships among a High School population.
What percent of High School students were found to have had a intimate relationship?
69% of students at a high school had been in at least one sexually active relationship.
Sexuality is both a_____ and a_______ issue?
a biological and a cultural issue.
What is the definition of sex?
The biological distinction between females and males
What are chromosomes?
biological codes that guide physical development.
How is sex a biological issue?
the way humans reproduce.
How is a child’s sex determined?
The mother contributes a X chromosome and the father contributes either a X for a girl or a Y for a boy.
Define primary sex characteristics.
the genitals, organs used for reproduction.
Define secondary sex characteristics.
bodily development, apart from genitals, that distinguishes biologically mature males and females.
Define intersexual people.
people who have both male and female characteristics
Define transsexuals
People who feel they are one sex even though they are biologically the other.
How is sexuality cultural?
Sexual behavior and patterns vary between cultures. As in the USA public displays of affection are common place where in China kissing is only in private.
What is incest taboo?
a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
What did Alfred Kinsey study?
Sexuality. Kinsey studied sexual attitudes and behavior. Coined the term “sexual revolution”.
Alfred Kinsey’s books did what?
Encouraged a new openness of sexuality. Sexual revolution truly came of age in the late 1960’s When youth culture dominated with Sex, Drugs, and rock n roll
What is the Sexual Counterrevolution?
A call came to return to family values, and away from the sexual freedom of the sixties and seventies.
What is the sexual revolution?
In the 1960’s youth culture dominated with sex, drugs,and rock and roll which brought even more sexual freedom then the roaring twenties.
What percent of people say premarital sex is wrong?
27%
What percent of people believe that premarital sex is okay?
54%
What did the Laumann study show?
There is no set stereotype for sexual activity. It varies widely in the USA.
What is sexual orientation?
A person’s romantic and emotional attraction to another person.
What are the four major sexual orientations?
Heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, asexual.
What did Michael Foucault do a study on?
Homosexuality how patterns differ from society.
Diversity in sexual expression shows?
It’s not fixed on biology, but is socially constructed.
What milestone came about in 1973 for homosexuals?
American Psych. association declared it was no longer considered a mental illness.
What are the four key issues of sexuality?
teen pregnancy, pornography, prostitution, and sexual violence
Research shows how many teen pregnancies are there in the USA each year?
768,000
What percentage of teens choose abortion?
26%
What percentage of teens keep their baby?
50%
What is queer theory?
a body of research findings that challenges the heterosexual bias in U.S. society.
What is heterosexism?
A view that labels anyone who is not a heterosexual a queer.
How many abortions are performed in the U.S. each year?
1.2 million
