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Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective
The state of being male or female,
Behavior that produces arousal an...,
In communications theory the view...
17  cards
Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
The application of evolutionary b...,
A theory that all living things h...,
A process in nature resulting in ...
22  cards
Chapter 3: Sex Research
A group of people a researcher wa...,
A part of a population,
An excellent method of sampling i...
27  cards
Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
The collective term for the exter...,
A highly sensitive sexual organ i...,
The fatty pad of tissue under the...
37  cards
Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle
The time from conception to birth,
Chemical substances secreted by t...,
A hormone secreted by the testes ...
42  cards
Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbrith
An enzyme secreted by the sperm t...,
A fertilized egg,
An organ formed on the wall of th...
34  cards
Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
Birth control pills that contain ...,
The pregnancy rate occurring usin...,
A birth control pill containing a...
20  cards
Chapter 8: Sexual Arousal
An accumulation of blood in the b...,
Muscle contraction,
The first stage of sexual respons...
34  cards
Chapter 9: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
Development from birth through ol...,
A psychological bond that forms b...,
A general form of social grouping...
12  cards
Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
The stigmatizing and stereotyping...,
Sexual activity between a married...,
A form of extramarital sex in whi...
10  cards
Chapter 11: Attraction, Love , and Communication
The tendency to like a person mor...,
The tendency to have contact with...,
The tendency for men and women to...
23  cards
Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality
A set of norms or culturally dife...,
A generalization about a group of...,
The process of incorporating the ...
15  cards
Chapter 13: Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or Bi?
A person s erotic and emotional o...,
A person whose sexual orientation...,
A person whose sexual orientation...
17  cards
Chapter 14: Variations in Sexual Behavior
Recurring unconventional sexual b...,
A person s sexual fixation on som...,
A fetish whose object is anything...
26  cards
Chapter 15: Sexual Coercion
Nonconsenting oral anal or vagina...,
Long term psychological distress ...,
Positive life changes and psychol...
8  cards
Chapter 16: Sex For Sale
People who engage in sexual acts ...,
The most expensive and exclusive ...,
A house of prostitution where pro...
17  cards
Chapter 17: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
A problem with sexual response th...,
A sexual disorder that has been p...,
A sexual disorder that develops a...
28  cards
Chapter 18: Sexually Transmitted Infections
An organism causing a sexually tr...,
Having no symptoms,
An infection and inflammation of ...
23  cards
Chapter 19: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
A system of moral principles a wa...,
A moral system based on maximizin...,
An approach to life emphasizing d...
16  cards
Chapter 20: Sex And The Law
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Chapter 20: Sex and the Law
Sex between two unmarried persons,
The decision not to criminalize b...,
Nonconsensual oral anal or vagina...
12  cards

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