Chapter 12 Flashcards
what is coital imperative?
The idea that “real” heterosexual sexual contact must include penetration and male orgasm, especially through vaginal intercourse
what is compulsory heterosexuality?
A theory first articulated by Adrienne Rich, who described heterosexuality as a social institution based on the assumption that heterosexuality was innate and all other forms of sexual expression were either deviant or simply invisible.
What is the Kinsey scale?
A seven-point scale measuring sexual orientation on which research subjects can be placed by way of a questionnaire. The scale was first published by Alfred Kinsey in his 1948 study of male sexual behaviour.
What is lesbian bed death?
According to Pepper Schwartz, who coined the term, the phenomenon whereby lesbian couples have less sex than any other form of the couple, generally because their sexual activity declines precipitously within long-term relationships.
what is paraphilias?
Abnormal or deviant sexual desires and behaviours; familiar examples include exhibitionism, fetishism, pedophilia, sexual masochism, sexual sadism, and voyeurism, though new paraphilias are emerging.
What is phallocentric?
Focused on male power and privilege, particularly as expressed by the phallus (the erect penis). Phallocentric sexuality centres on the penis and, more broadly, male sexual gratification.
What is the Purity Movement?
A movement, primarily within US evangelical churches, that emerged in the 1990s, focused on abstinence from sex before marriage and often involved pledges of chastity, “promise” rings, and rituals such as “Purity Balls.”
What is the Sexual Revolution?
The transformation and liberalization, in the 1960s and 1970s, of mores and behaviours relating to sexuality.
What is the Stonewall?
A series of 1969 riots against police repression at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The riots are considered to mark the beginning of the gay rights movement.
WHat is stone butch?
A masculine or “butch” lesbian who prefers not to be sexually touched and whose sexuality is focused on pleasing her partner
What is teledildonics?
Emergent technologies for remote sex, originally conceived in science fiction.
