Exam 9: Sexualities

When sexual desire and sexual pleasure are defined in relation to the penis and the needs of men, ____________ is being defined as the norm.

It is important to keep in mind that all sex scripts are _________________.

Triggers of sexual desire, such as the sight of women's breasts for heterosexual men in North American society, are:

It is noted in chapter nine that deviant sexual behaviors are often medicalized (or pathologized). Write a research essay based upon a particular example that interests you, and explore how its social meaning over time has changed.

Fausto-Sterling's discussion of the Olympian Mara Patino centered upon our culture's devotion to the notion that:

Butler writes that "Gender is not exactly what one "is" nor is it precisely what one "has". Gender is the apparatus by which the production and normalization of masculine and feminine takes place…". What is Butler placing particular emphasis upon in her analysis of gender?

A form of relationship in which people have multiple sexual, romantic and/or affective partners is known as a ______________ relationship.

Which Canadian province is noted as being extremely restrictive when it comes to access to legal abortions?

What does MacDonald mean when she refers to "sexuality as fashion"?

What can we learn about sex and gender through Fausto-Sterling's analysis of the intersexed Olympian Maria Patino?

Definitions of appropriate sexuality, as well as roles within sexual encounters that come from our culture, can be referred to as sexual _____________.

In her study of college women's sexuality, Carla Golden (1997) identified lesbians who self-consciously chose their identities and who experienced sexuality as fluid and dynamic as __________ lesbians.

Generally speaking, how do male sex scripts get defined?

Androgynous biological females whose gender identity is fluid define themselves as:

What does the use of the term "premarital sex" presume about sexuality?

In contrast to a view of sexuality, gender and social roles as "fixed and unchanging", the authors of your textbook suggest that these aspects of our selves and worlds be viewed as:

One of the most influential researchers of human sexuality, who contributed to our understanding of human sexual practices, was:

Scheff's research on polyamorous relationships found that women who desire tow male partners often have a ___________ time finding willing partners.

The assumption or social requirement that one engage in sexual relations with members of the opposite sex only is called:

Develop a research essay in which you examine changing approaches to sexuality and/or reproductive health in the formal school system, focusing upon a particular case study (such as the case of Marc Hall, as described on p. 169 of the text).