Human Sexuality Definitions
What is true of Penis size?
1) Race, ethnicity, ect., has nothing to do with size. 2) Common size is 5.8 inches. 3) Mostly important to more men than women.
What is the vulva?
External genitals on women
Types Of Surveys
Face-to-Face interview, Written Questionnaire, Telephone Survey, and Online Survey
What is Karezza sex?
Makes a couple stronger, therapy, no orgasms.
What happens in the Epididymis?
Sperm cells mature for 74 days and then wait to be ejaculated.
Sandra Bem research ?
That someone can take the roles of both genders
How to prevent UTI?
Wear cotton, loose clothing, drink cranberry juice, avoid tampons
define Sociosexual
casual sex
What is the function of the cervix?
connects to vagina, uterine wall where blood comes
What is an orgasm?
shortest phase, highly variable for women, men almost always ejaculate. 25% of women orgasm.
Kinsey Continuum
0-6 scale (0 being ONLY heater, 6 being ONLY homo)
Kleins Grid
0-7 scale based on past, present, and ideal heater vs homo.
3 things men don't know about prostate cancer:
1) Unaware of the risk 2) Do not know how to self-examine 3) Do not know how often to do it (every 3 months)
the 3 intersex conditions:
1) genetically male with female external parts 2) genetically female with male external parts 3) equally male and female (in-between)
define Pansexual
A person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions, not just people who fit into the standard gender binary (i.e. men and women).
What age should males start giving self-examinations and when?
After a warm bath and at age 14.
define Othering
Any action by which an individual or group becomes mentally classified in somebody's mind as "not one of us". AKA not at heterosexual.
define Ally
Being okay with all sexual orientations and actively being an ally in all situations.
Early Sexologists
Bizzarre and dangerous sex acts, mainly physicians. (Jewish Influence).
define Ageism
Discrimination based on age (usually elder).
define Sadomasochistic
Enjoying painful sex. BDSM.
What is Johnson and Masters 4-phase model? Whats wrong with it?
Excitement, Plateau, Orgasm, Resolution. Wrong because it is based on males and not connected to orgasm & emotions in sex.
define Homophobia
Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality
define Nonprocreative
Having sex for pleasure, not meaning for offspring.
Correlation Research
Learning about behaviors in a consistent and predictable way. (Correlation does not mean causation.)
Written Questionnaire Survey
Most effective because people are honest. Anonymous survey.
define Queer
No stereotype, almost like pansexual, they like anyone from all orientations.
Women have clitoris for what?
ONLY pleasure
What happens to non-ejaculated sperm?
Reabsorbed into the body
explain Rubins Charmed Wheel
Rubin argues that sexuality is sorted into "good" or "bad" categories based on a set of hierarches influenced by religion, pop culture, politics, families and culture.
define Consensual Sex
Sexual intercourse that is agreed upon by the participants in an informed process
define Cisgender
This term refers to people whose sex assignment at birth corresponds to their gender identity and expression.
What was the reason of the Great Walls Of Vaginas?
To make women more comfortable with their vaginas and not get surgery to change them. Every vagina is different.
define Intersectionality
a concept that identifies how different categories of inequality (race, class, gender, etc.) intersect to shape the lives of individuals and groups
define androgyny
an in between role, have both masculine and feminine characteristics
what is DSD
damaged sexual development, let children figure out who they wanna claim as instead of surgery
define Sexism
discrimination based on sex, behavior, conditions, and attitudes.
define Sex-Positive
embracing sexual openness without ethical distinction among sexual expressions or identities
What is the function of the hymen?
erupts from sex, can erupt form anything though. "popping cherry"
Overlapping Curve Model
graph of two different attribution characteristics. Basically decides who you are sexually interested in.
What does the prostate gland do?
it carries all the sperm and urine to go outside of the body.
What is Klinefelter syndrome?
males have an extra x chromosome
What is the function of the ovaries?
period, eggs drop, hormones
define Asceticism
severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. Extreme Abstinence.
define abstinence only approach
teens do not get taught about sex (results in more STI and pregnancy).
What is the function of the perineum?
the area between the anus and vulva
What is the function of the uterus?
to fertilize eggs and sperm, where babies grow
What is the Vas Deferens?
transports mature sperm to the urethra, the tube that carries urine or sperm to outside of the body, in preparation for ejaculation.
What is Turners Syndrome?
women have a damaged x chromosome
