Test 1 Flashcards
Natal sex
Deals with the physical and biological features at birth
Sexual Identity
Refers to one’s sexual self-concept
Gender role
Culture’s attitudes toward interests, stereotypes, behavioral expectations, etc.
Sexual Orientation
Refers to one’s erotic attraction
Deontology
Divine guidance and moral obligation (not concerned with the outcome)
Teleology
The means justifies the end – it is a measure of the end result
Relativism
There are no absolutes (situational ethics)
During what historical time period did marriage become more normalized thanks to Martin Luther?
Reformation (1500-1650)
In what time period did sex go into a period of repression where shirts were put on chair legs?
Victorian (1850-1900)
The Sexual Revolution 1945-1965 was shaped by the discovery of what two medical inventions?
The Pill & Penicillin
Piaget determined how kids determine moral reasoning. Three of these are correct & one is not. Tell me which one is not one of Piaget’s theories?
Morality is based on personal perspective
Why was Augustine so strict with his teaching on sexuality?
He lived a wild lifestyle before coming to faith
Corrie Ten Boom was presented with a dilemma during the war. She was given the
choice of lying to protect the people she was hiding or tell the truth as a Christian and know that they would be killed. How did she handle this predicament?
Acted crazy as she told them Jews were under the floor
If you were to describe the moral theory that Joseph would tap into with his life, which one would he mostly likely pick from his behavior?
Deontology
Augustine was an early church father. Which one of these beliefs would be believed by him?
Spontaneous erections are proof that the flesh will always dominate the spirit
The Puritans had a man who wanted to abstain from sex from his wife for a season, what was the church’s response?
They said he should not deny his wife sexual relations
When Joseph was tempted by Potiphar’s wife, what was the first reason that Joseph resisted her advances?
He didn’t want to sin against God
What strategy does the Bible say Joseph used that helped with sexual temptation?
He wouldn’t be with Potiphar’s wife if possible
What is Dualism?
The body is bad and the spirit is good
Hugh Hefner did what for the world of pornography?
He brought it from the shadows into the mainstream of society
“Puber” means what
Of ripe age
Robert talked about a rose analogy that was used instructing students about holiness.
What point did he make about this method of illustration?
The message of this illustration is destructive to students who have had sex.
What was not a reason mentioned in class that might give the impression that Christianity is anti-sex?
Heb. 3 says sex is for the spiritually weak
What double standard appeared during the Victorian era?
Men could have sex with prostitutes instead of their wives