Sociology Final Exam

South Dakota State University Introduction to Sociology final exam.

45 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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The biological distinction between females and males is called their?
SEX
What are the primary sex characteristics?
The genitals
What are the secondary sex characteristics?
Apart from the genitals, the parts that distinguish biologically mature females and males
People whose bodies have both female and male characteristics are?
Intersexual People
Define a hermaphrodite?
Has both female ovaries and male testis
People who feel they are one sex even though biologically they are the other are?
Transexuals
Disregarding conventional ideas about how females and males should look and behave are?
Transgendered
Define cultural variation?
Every sexual practice shows variation from one society to another such as Displaying affection varies among societies, modesty is culturally variable, some societies restrict sexuality. Others are more permissive
What is the Sexual Revolution?
Profound changes in sexual attitudes and practices over the past century.
Who set the stage for the Sexual Revolution?
Alfred Kinsey
The sexual freedom of the 1960's and 1970's was criticized as evidence of moral decline. A conservative call for a return to "family values." Basically a change from sexual freedom back to the sexual responsibility of earlier generations.
All this is called?
The Sexual Counterrevolution
34% of people say sexual intercourse before marriage is always wrong? T of F
True
19% say it is wrong only somtimes to have sexual intercourse before marriage. T or F
True
44% say sexual intercourse before marriage is not wrong at all. T or F
True
What is a person's sexual orientation?
A person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person