SOCI 2000 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Sexual Arousal, Vulva, Syndrome
SOCI 2000
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Chapter 1
Keyterms
o Sexology = the scientific study of sexuality
o Gender = behavioral, social, cultural manifestations of femaleness or
maleness
o May use gender to refer to biological sex
o Biological sex = genetic, hormonal, anatomical, and functional
manifestations of femaleness or maleness
o Identity = the way people perceive themselves or some aspect of self,
or how people represent themselves to others
o Patriarchial = social structure where power, wealth, property and
status are controlled by males
o Abrahamic religions = Judaism, Christianity, Islam
o Named after shared monotheistic beliefs dating to ancient
Israelities & biblical figure Abraham
o Reflected patriarchal structures w/ males controlling property,
wealth & power
o Original Sin = Abrahamic religions, belief in either a metaphorical
turning away from divine teaching or a literal corruption of sexual
pleasure
o Serves as a contribution to negative views of sexual pleasure
absent a procreative relationship
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o Hijab = head covering scarf, head coverings for females are traditional
in many Abrahamic religions
o Niqab = face veil required for women in some branches of Islam
o Burqa = loose-fitting robe, hijab and niqab; required for women in
some branches of Islam
o Scientific Method = process for learning about reality based on
objective, verifiable evidence that permits ideas to be tested
o Sex positive = cultures and attitudes view sexual pleasure as a positive
part of human experience, to be enjoyed for its own sake
o Sex negative = cultures and attitudes that view sexual pleasure as only
being appropriate if expressed in certain contexts or for certain
purposes and that view sexual activity outside of these contexts as
being inferior or wrong
- APA suggests usig geder to refer to aleess ad fealeess & se
to refer to sexual activity
Conscience clause = legal right of refusal by 12 pharmacists in 12 states
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- appropriate for males to have 2 outlets for sexual desire & behavior (w/
women or w/ adolescent males)
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Document Summary
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