Unit 1 Unit Objectives Flashcards
(12 cards)
How does culture shape social conduct and rules?
Culture transmits norms through folkways, mores, laws, and institutions, teaching people acceptable behaviours.
How are social rules modified over generations?
They evolve with legal reforms, shifting values, and social movements, adapting to new societal needs and understandings.
How have views on homosexuality changed in Western society?
Homosexuality moved from being criminalized and condemned to increasingly accepted, especially post-1969 Stonewall Riot.
What is a Secret Homosexual?
Someone who hides their sexual orientation from others and possibly from themselves.
What is a Blatant Homosexual?
Someone who openly displays their sexual orientation in dress, behaviour, and social spaces.
What are the four standards of normal sexual behaviour?
Statistical, Cultural, Religious, and Subjective standards.
What is the Statistical Standard of normalcy?
Defines behaviour as normal if the majority practices it.
What is the Religious Standard of sexual behaviour?
Judges behaviour based on religious doctrines and beliefs about right and wrong.
What are the four elements of sexual behaviour?
Fantasy, symbolism, ritualism, and compulsion.
What differentiates perverse sexual behaviour from typical behaviour?
Overreliance on one element—e.g., extreme fantasies, rigid rituals, or overwhelming compulsion.
What is sexual compulsion?
An uncontrollable urge to engage in sexual acts, often with increasing intensity or violence.
How is sexual deviance theorized in this unit?
As an imbalance of sexual behaviour elements, such as dehumanizing fantasies or compulsive rituals.
