exam 3

Question 1

asexual

Answer 1

doesn’t experience sexual attraction

Question 2

transsexual

Answer 2

identify and live as the sex other than the 1 they were assigned at birth

Question 3

intersexuals

Answer 3

born with genitalia that aren’t clearly male or female

Question 4

cross dressers

Answer 4

wear clothing of other sex but usually don’t want to be the other sex

Question 5

what determines sexual orientation?

Answer 5

• biology
• social/cultural factors
  -genetics/culture
  -gender is more influential on our behavior than sexual orientation

Question 6

sexual double standard

Answer 6

belief that women’s sexual behavior must be more conservative than men’s

Question 7

hymenoplasty

Answer 7

repair hymen to “restore virginity”

Question 8

female genital mutilation/cutting

Answer 8

remove all or part of external female genitalia

Question 9

1st time sex– age and with who

Answer 9

17
in a relationship

Question 10

who influences our sexual behavior?

Answer 10

-parents
-peers
religion
-media
-sex ed

Question 11

autoeroticism

Answer 11

sexual arousal by oneself

Question 12

coitus

Answer 12

penile-vaginal intercourse

Question 13

why do teens abstain from sex?

Answer 13

-religion/morals
-don’t want pregnancy
-believe oral/anal sex aren’t sex
-close parent-teen relationships with good communication

Question 14

why do some people cheat?

Answer 14

-money problems
-live longer
-internet
-not getting emotional needs met
-ego boost

Question 15

sexually transmitted infections

Answer 15

-hpv and chlamydia are most common
-women have more serious and frequent complications

Question 16

traditional datin

Answer 16

guy asks, picks her up,makes plans,pays

Question 17

contemporary dating

Answer 17

hanging out/getting together in groups

Question 18

stayover

Answer 18

3 or more nights together/wk, but have separate homes

Question 19

filter theory

Answer 19

we gradually filter out potential partners

Question 20

homogamy

Answer 20

date/marry someone with similar social traits

Question 21

propinquity

Answer 21

live nearby

Question 22

heterogamy

Answer 22

dating/marrying someone different from self

Question 23

hypergamy

Answer 23

marrying in social class

Question 24

hypogamy

Answer 24

marrying outside of social class

Question 25

social exchange theory

Answer 25

we pick a partner who gives us fewest problems and more rewards

Question 26

dowry

Answer 26

$ property bride brings to marriage

Question 27

bride price

Answer 27

property man fam pays to bride fam

Question 28

countries with shortages of single women

Answer 28

india, china

Question 29

principle of least interest

Answer 29

person with the least interest in the relationship has the most power in it

Question 30

voluntary temporary single

Answer 30

want to b single, just for now

Question 31

voluntary stable single

Answer 31

want to b single forever

Question 32

involuntary temporary single

Answer 32

want to b married and looking

Question 33

involuntary stable single

Answer 33

dont want to b single but will b forever

Question 34

double standard of aging

Answer 34

women seen as old before men are

Question 35

who's living alone

Answer 35

women more than men whites more than others

Question 36

sex ration

Answer 36

proportion of males to females sex ratio of 105 means 105 males for every 100 females

Question 36

why more singles now?

Answer 36

-reproductive technology -recessions, unemployment -not as much stigma now

Question 37

female infanticide

Answer 37

deliberate killing of infant girls

Question 38

marriage squeeze (crunch)

Answer 38

imbalance in the ratio of available single women and men

Question 39

highest rate of singlehood in race

Answer 39

african americans

Question 40

lowest rate of singlehood in race

Answer 40

asian americans

Question 41

dating cohabitation

Answer 41

gradually drift into this for convenience

Question 42

premarital cohabitation

Answer 42

have plans to marry and live together

Question 43

trial marriage

Answer 43

see what marriage would b like

Question 44

substitute marriage

Answer 44

long-time cohabitors, no marriage