Quiz 5 Deviance
moral order
(a bit beyond norms, extremely important) beliefs, practices and objects for we have respect and deem important, violations of the moral order typically lead to immediate judgment instinctively, it violates what we hold most dear, as a result of that judgment we don't look at it naturalistically, we either want to defend or correct (more common).
Autonepiophilia
Also known as paraphilic infantism, sexual fetish that involves arousal from pretending to be an infant
What do people seek out in porn?
Brunettes outnumber blondes 2:1 Most common porn first name is "Nikki" Most common last name is "Lee" Butts twice as likely to be in porn title than "boobs" 34B is the most common bra size
Moral Foundations -> Rules -> Enforcement
Caring/harming - take care of your own, mammals engage in attachment • Fairness/cheating - reciprocal altruism, we help people who help us • Loyalty/betrayal - the belief that one for all and all for one • Authority/subversion - the belief that certain people are in power and we need to respect them • Sanctity/degradation - this foundation was shaped by the physiology of disgust • Liberty vs. Oppression - has to do with us not wanting people to hold us down...to restrict what we can do.
Neutralization
If it something good we credit ourselves, if it is bad we say it is outside forces acting. "I know its deviant but..." we acknowledge our deviance and find a way to justify it.
Moral crusaders
Is someone who establishes laws, social rules, religious rules, etc. that value or support a particular norm and establish potential punishment for those who violate the norms. A congressman, religious leader, an advocacy group, and others can be a moral crusader
Cannibalism Fetish
Jefery Dahmer ate a lot of people and got off on it, this fetish also happens consensually, there are cases where people have been eaten alive on purpose and get sexual gratification from that
The Porn Fantasy - why into it?
Porn is uncomplicated, on demand Women are hungry for sex, want it bad, willing to do anything for it It's all about sex, no relationship issues Forbidden versions of sex can be experienced vicariously o Ex. Tentacle porn, quicksand porn
Naturalistic Approach: Are fetishes learned?
Quail study, they get a quail sexually aroused they will put a washcloth in the cage with it, the quail will come to associate the washcloth with arousal, the quail sees the rag and gets sexually aroused, researchers believe most fetishes are learned, you can't treat certain things that aren't considered fetishes like homosexuality
True
T or F: 2/3 reported being bisexual
True
T or F: Had sex at a younger age on average
True
T or F: Money was primary driver, fame was second
True
T or F: More partners (outside of work) on average
True
T or F: Of 177 porn stars only ONE said she was coerced into it
True
T or F: Porn stars have higher self-esteem
True
T or F: Porn stars were no more likely to report being sexually abused as children
True
T or F: They are more likely to rate sex 10/10 (69% compared to 32.8%)
True
T or F: Tried more drugs on average, but recent use only more marijuana
Naturalistic Approach: Are fetishes adaptive?
They are quite adaptive if you look at them through history. As STD's increase in society so does feet in pornography. By taking a nonsexual body part and sexualizing it, you can get gratification but avoid STD's
Denial of Injury
a belief (true or not) that a deviant act didn't hurt anyone, thus it isn't immoral. No real harm occurred. No blood, no foul. Can be used even when someone is hurt (ex. Shoplifting)
dominatrix
a female top, usually a professional
lifestyle dominant/submissive
a person involved in a relationship in which s&m is a defining dynamic
masochist
a person who derives sexual pleasure from being abused by others.
sadist
a person who derives sexual pleasure from inflicting pain on others
swtich
a person who enjoys being a top in some scenes and a bottom in others
dungeon
a place designated for s&m play
safe word
a prearranged word or phrase that may be used to end or renegotiate a scene. This is a clear signal meaning "stop this is too much for me"
bondage and discipline
a subset of s&m not involving physical pain
sadomasochism
an activity involving the temporary creation of highly unbalanced power dynamics between two or more people for eroctic or semi-erotic purposes
scene
an episode of s&m activity
toy
any implement used to enhance s&m play
Denial of Victims
anyone hurt by the deviant act deserved it (it is the victims fault, they did it to themselves)
Denial of Responsibility
anyone would act the same way under the same circumstances, our environment shapes our behaviors, anyone would act like this, put blame on others
Normalization
avoiding stigma through maintaining a conventional presentation, can include not disclosing (ex. Extreme religious beliefs)
Emetophilia
being sexually aroused by vomiting
Moral entrepreneurs
can be a single person or a group of people (either formal or informal) who attempts to influence society to either adopt a new rule (norm) or to maintain a current one. For example, in recent years we have seen attitudes shift to be more accepting of homosexuality than in the past; during that same time we have had political, religious, and social leaders attempting to maintain the norm of societal treatment of homosexuality.
vanilla sex
conventional heteroexual sex
Passing
efforts taken by discreditable to appear "normal" (all about controlling the information) (you can be discredited to one person but not another) ex. Cancer patient hides under wig
Maschalagnia
fetish for armpits
Salirophilia
fetish for people being dirty or muddy
Troilism
fetish that involves at least three people at one time, a lot of insulating and colluding can occur with this because you need two other people to fulfill this
Acrotomophilia and Apotemnophilia
fetishes for amputees, seeing people remove limbs
Autozoophilia
furries, dressing up as animals
Appeal to Higher Loyalties
important to subculture issues, someone puts subcultural values above society's values (sure I'm deviant to society but within my group this is alright) these people are more important to me than society as a whole (ex. Juggalos, Clown Possi fans)
Colluders
individuals who help the deviant insulate, pass, or cover (advocacy approach)
Autogynephilia
man dressing like a woman for sexual arousal
Bug chasers
no exactly a fetish, these are people who seek out the AIDS virus, this has a lot of to with collusion and insulation
Covering
occurs when someone is already discredited tries to be treated as normally as possible. Direct attention of normal away from stigma (ex. Blind man wearing glasses) people are aware of the covering, subgroups can influence covering (ex. Porn stars in makeup)
play
participation in a scene
Mucophilia and Nasophilia
people who are sexually aroused by snot, sharing spit
Condemning the Condemners
people who enforce the rules (or exert informal control) and victims are even corrupt, immoral, etc. (Sure I violated the law but there are people in law enforcement who do bad things too/I have tattoos on my face but these people who won't hire me take part in embezzlement)
Frotteurism
rubbing up against a stranger sexually in a public place (mostly men)
Hybristophilia
sexual fetish in which arousal is caused by people who do extremely vile things, this is thought to be explained by the thrill or wanting the bad boy
Formicophilia
sexual fetish that involves insects, creepy crawly things
Zoosadism
sexual fulfillment from watching other people physically harm animals, especially baby animals
Coprophilia
sexual gratification from feces, pooping on someone
Necrophilia
sexual gratification from sexual contact with a dead person
Klisamaphilia
sexual pleasure from receiving an enema
Symphorophilia
sexually aroused by accidents, car accidents
top
the dominant person in the scene
fetishism
the exclusive or preferred method of sexual gratification
negotiating a scene
the process of loosely outlining what the players want to experience before they begin a scene
bottom
the submissive person in a scene
Oculolinctus
turned on by the licking of eyes
Insulating
when a deviant group avoids normals by associating themselves with other similar deviants. People bond together, living life in similar circumstances, separating themselves from others.
Cuckolding
when someone is sexually aroused by the idea or act of their significant other having sex with another man
Autoandrophilia
woman dressing like a man for sexual arousal