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Sexuality Vocabulary

Learn about key concepts in sexuality and gender, including vocabulary, gender roles, stereotypes, and sexism. Explore topics such as infatuation, emotional intimacy, abstinence, and dating violence. Understand different types of abuse, contraception methods, and their effectiveness.

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Sexuality Vocabulary

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  1. Sexuality Vocabulary

  2. Gender: the way people perceive maleness or femaleness • Gender role: the accepted behaviors, thoughts and emotions of a specific gender based upon views by society or culture • Stereotype: exaggerated belief that can be positive or negative but generalizes without allowing for differences • Sexism: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex • Infatuation: feelings of intense attraction to another person • Emotional Intimacy: refers to the openness, sharing affection, and trust that can develop in a close relationship • Abstinence: act of practice of refraining from, or not having, sexual intercourse • Dating Violence: pattern of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse that occurs in a dating relationship

  3. Physical Abuse: intentionally causing physical harm to another person • Emotional Abuse: nonphysical mistreatment of a person • Sexual Abuse: forcing a person to engage in any unwanted sexual behavior • Rape: a type of assault in which one person forces another to have sexual relations • Date Rape: a rape that occurs during a date • Statutory Rape: having sex with someone under the age of consent • Incest: sex between people who are too closely related to marry • Pedophilia: mental disorder in which a person has a sexual attraction to children • Sexual Harassment: any uninvited and unwelcome sexual remark or sexual advance

  4. Contraception: the use of any accepted method to intentionally prevent pregnancy • Effectiveness: the likelihood that using a method of contraception will prevent pregnancy • Failure Rate: percentage of women who become pregnant using a particular contraception method during one year’s time • Spermicide: chemical agent that kills sperm • Sterilization: use of surgery or other procedure to make a person permanently incapable of reproduction

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