FAD- Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Sexual Identity - Answer-one's identification with various categories of sexuality
sexual orientation - Answer-a person's sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are
attracted; the fact of being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
sexual attitudes - Answer-what you think about sex
sexual behavior - Answer-what you actually do, sexually
Heterosexual - Answer-(straight) attracted to the opposite sex
Homosexual - Answer-(gay/lesbian) attracted to the same sex
Homophobic - Answer-viewing homosexuals with fear, dread, aversion, or hatred
Heterosexist - Answer-discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that
heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation
, Bisexual - Answer-a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
Pansexual - Answer-captures both the fluidity and diversity of one's sexual identity
Asexual - Answer-do not experience sexual attraction to others
Abstinence - Answer-choosing to not engage in sexual relations
Patriarchal sexuality - Answer-- The view of human sexuality in which men own everything in the
society, including women and women's sexuality
- Males' sexual needs are emphasized while females' needs are minimized.
Expressive sexuality - Answer-all individuals are free to express their sexual selves and there is no one-
sided sense of ownership
Sexual Scripts - Answer-societal norms and rules regarding sex (gender, social class, ethnicity,
relationships, stereotypes)
Sexual Development - Answer-peaks at 5, declines and manifests itself around 11 or 12 (puberty)
Marital sex - Answer-over the course of the marriage, sexual activity decreases
Habituation - Answer-decreased interest in sex because of
- increased access to sex partner
- predictability of sexual activity with that partner over time
Sexual Identity - Answer-one's identification with various categories of sexuality
sexual orientation - Answer-a person's sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are
attracted; the fact of being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
sexual attitudes - Answer-what you think about sex
sexual behavior - Answer-what you actually do, sexually
Heterosexual - Answer-(straight) attracted to the opposite sex
Homosexual - Answer-(gay/lesbian) attracted to the same sex
Homophobic - Answer-viewing homosexuals with fear, dread, aversion, or hatred
Heterosexist - Answer-discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that
heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation
, Bisexual - Answer-a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
Pansexual - Answer-captures both the fluidity and diversity of one's sexual identity
Asexual - Answer-do not experience sexual attraction to others
Abstinence - Answer-choosing to not engage in sexual relations
Patriarchal sexuality - Answer-- The view of human sexuality in which men own everything in the
society, including women and women's sexuality
- Males' sexual needs are emphasized while females' needs are minimized.
Expressive sexuality - Answer-all individuals are free to express their sexual selves and there is no one-
sided sense of ownership
Sexual Scripts - Answer-societal norms and rules regarding sex (gender, social class, ethnicity,
relationships, stereotypes)
Sexual Development - Answer-peaks at 5, declines and manifests itself around 11 or 12 (puberty)
Marital sex - Answer-over the course of the marriage, sexual activity decreases
Habituation - Answer-decreased interest in sex because of
- increased access to sex partner
- predictability of sexual activity with that partner over time
