Sociology ch. 13 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Sexology | scientific study of sex and sexuality |
sigmund freud | He opened the door for people to make sex a study. He claims that sexual identity is a basic part of personality development. |
Havelock Ellis | saw sexual dysfunction as pathologically rooted. Labeled lesbians as crazy. |
What percentage of teens become sexually active ? | by age 19, 85% of men and 77% of women |
Most accurate sexual study in the 1990's | Laumann study |
Social construction | Pespective used by symbolic interaction theory to interpret sexual identity as learned, not inborn. |
Sexual orientation | How individuals experience sexual arousal or pleasure |
Compulsory heterosexuality | Idea that heterosexual identity is not a choice, instead it is forced through institutions, social sanctions, and peer pressure. |
Coming out | Process of defining oneself as gay or lesbian |
Queer theory | sexual identity is fluid and can be changed multiple times throughout one's life course. Society forces boundaries. |
Sexual Politics | refers to the link between sexuality and power. One cannot have a satisfying sexual relationship if one is powerless. |
Homophobia | fear and hatred of homosexuality. Learned attitude. |
Heterosexism | refers to the institutionalization of heterosexuality as the only socially legitimate sexual orientation. |
Eugenics Movement | 20th century sought to apply selective breeding to improve the offspring of the human race. It called for sterilization of people that the eugenics thought to be unfit. |
Sexual Revolution | refers to the widespread changes in roles of men and women and a greater public acceptance of sexuality as a normal part of social development. |
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