CH 1

Question 1

Gender

Answer 1

being male, female, or some other gender such as trans

Question 2

gender binary

Answer 2

conceptualizing gender as having only two categories, male and female

Question 3

alfred kinsey

Answer 3

sex is behavior that leads to orgasm

Question 4

sexual behavior

Answer 4

behavior that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm

Question 5

who discovered sperm swimming in human semen

Answer 5

Anton von Leeuwenhoek

Question 6

Oskar Hertwig

Answer 6

observed fertilization of egg and sperm in sea urchins

Question 7

who were the contributors to the study of sex

Answer 7

-Freud
-Henry Havelock Ellis
-Richard von Krafft Ebing
-Magnus Hirschfield

Question 8

Henry Havelock Ellis

Answer 8

-women are sexual creatures
-sexual deviations from the norm are harmless
-urged society to accept sexual deviations
-forerunner of modern sex research

Question 9

Richard von Krafft

Answer 9

-pathological sexuality
-sadism, masochism, pedophilia

Question 10

magnus hirschfield

Answer 10

-founded first sex research institute

Question 11

cultivation theory

Answer 11

people began to think that what they see on TV and in other media represents mainstream of what happens in real life in our culture

Question 12

framing theory

Answer 12

media draws attention to certain topics and not others

Question 13

social cognitive theory

Answer 13

analyzes how the media influences behaviors, thoughts, and affect through process such as modeling, imitation, identification

Question 14

reinforcing spiral theory

Answer 14

ones social identity and ideologies predict ones media use

Question 15

differential susceptibility model

Answer 15

not everyone reacts the same to the same media exposure

Question 16

what are the 3 themes of culture

Answer 16

1.) indivudualism
2.) collectivism
3.) honor

Question 17

what do individualistic cultures stress

Answer 17

-independence
-autonomy
-individual rights of people

Question 18

what do collectivistic cultures stress

Answer 18

-emphasize interdependence and connections with people

Question 19

what do honor cultures stress

Answer 19

-individual reputation and respect/honor that people show towards others

Question 20

what influences our understanding of human sexual behaviors

Answer 20

ethnocentrism

Question 21

ethnocentrism

Answer 21

tendency to regard ones own ethnic group and culture as superior to others and to believe that its customs and way of life are the standards by which other cultures should be judged

Question 22

machismo/macho

Answer 22

-maleness/virility
-mystique of manliness
-tolerate mens sexual infidelities

Question 23

marianismo

Answer 23

motherhood highly valued
-virginity until marriage

Question 24

core values of sexuality for asian americans

Answer 24

1.) collectivism
2.) conformity to norms
3.) emotional control

Question 25

sexual health

Answer 25

state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well being in relation to sexuality