Chapter 6 Sexuality and Society

• The biological distinction between men and women

The genitals or sex organs related to reproduction

Other bodily differences that distinguish mature males and females

• some combination of male and female genitals • Originally, but no longer, called hermaphrodites • Neither exclusively male or female • Referred to ambiguous genitalia • 1 in 100 babies are intersexed • 1 or 2 in 1000 receive surgery to normalize appearance

• people who feel they are a different sex from their biological sex • People who are designated one sex and gender at birth but prefer to identity and live as another gender and sex

• the mixing of masculine and feminine characteristics • IE: fashion statements • Describing something that is neither masculine or feminine • Not necessarily trying to project the other gender, but find some means of balance

• A social distinction, not biological distinction • A social status based on gender roles performed in society • Transgendered: gender identity does not match assigned gender • Psychiatric term: Gender Identity Disorder

• conservative call for “family values” • Against practices associated with the spread of sexually transmitted diseases People are limiting number of sexual partners

• sexually explicit material that causes sexual arousal. Its value causes debate. • Possession of child porn is an offence • Some claim it is a power issue – men are seen as more dominant and powerful • Others claim it is a matter of free speech

• Selling of sexual services include • Call girls and boys: elite workers who arrange own dates by telephone • Sex workers in “massage parlours” • Streetwalkers are the most victimized • Sexual Violence: Sexual Assault and Date Rape • Sexual assault: a violent act that uses sex to hurt humiliate or control another person