30 Questions
What happens during the orgasmic phase of the sexual response cycle?
The muscles in and around the penis contract, stimulating the release of semen.
Which aspect of sexuality is concerned with an individual's spiritual connection with others?
Spiritual aspect
What is the term used to refer to a person's emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to individuals of a particular gender?
Sexual orientation
Which type of sexual orientation is defined as attraction to men, males, and/or masculinity?
Androsexuality/Androphilia
What is the term used to describe people who are attracted to others regardless of sex or gender?
Pansexuality
Which type of sexual orientation is characterized by a lack of sexual feelings or attraction to anyone?
Asexuality
Which of the following terms refers to the biological differences between males and females?
Sex
Who first developed the concept of gender in their study of the construction of femininity?
Iill Mathews
What term is used to describe a person's internal sense of being male, female, or intersex?
Gender identity
Which term is an outdated and potentially offensive term for someone who is intersex?
Hermaphrodite
What does the prefix 'cis' mean in the term 'cisgender'?
Same
Which of the following best describes someone who is asexual?
Feels romantic but not sexual attraction
What is the term used to describe a person whose primary sexual and romantic attractions are toward people of the same sex?
Homosexual
Which term refers to a person who has sexual and/or romantic attraction to both women and men?
Bisexual
What is the process of revealing one's sexual orientation or gender identity to others called?
Coming-out
A lesbian whose gender expression is masculine is referred to as:
Butch
What term describes someone who is sexually and romantically attracted to the opposite sex?
Straight
Which term refers to people who like dressing in opposite-sex clothing?
Transvestite
What is the term for someone who is erotically attracted to women, females, and/or femininity?
Gynesexual
Which term refers to a person who is sexually aroused by someone's intelligence?
Sapiosexual
What does autosexual refer to?
Being attracted to oneself
How is masculinity typically defined?
Typically male and masculine in nature
What is the term for the belief that men and women should attain equality in both public and private realms of society?
Gender Egalitarianism
How is sexism in language defined?
Using language that devalues one sex, often women
Which hemisphere of the brain is associated with language skills, abstract thought, and mathematical abilities?
Left hemisphere
What does the text suggest about the right hemisphere of the brain?
It is associated with holistic and intuitive thinking, as well as artistic activity.
According to the National Academy of Sciences, what brain structure is reported to be larger in gay men compared to heterosexual women and men?
The anterior commissure
What does the text suggest about the role of brain differences in sexual orientation?
Brain differences may play a role in influencing sexual orientation.
What finding supports the potential influence of brain differences on sexual orientation?
Twins raised apart tend to have the same sexual orientation.
What does the psychologist David Meyers caution against, according to the text?
Assuming that people use only one hemisphere for individual tasks
Explore the concepts of sex and gender, as well as the distinction between biologically different 'male' and 'female' versus socially different 'man' and 'woman'. Learn about the physiological differences of sex and the social or cultural distinctions of gender. Delve into the origins of the gender concept through the work of Iill Mathews.
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