Historical and Sociocultural Perspectives on Human Sexuality

Flashcards covering the history, cultural views, and significant legal milestones of human sexuality as discussed in the lecture notes.

Antimiscegenation laws

Laws designed to make interracial sex illegal.

Polygamy in early Chinese culture

A practice that was reserved only for those in the nobility.

Entremetteuse

A woman enlisted during the Middle Ages to teach a man the secrets of love and ways of restoring potency, or one who procures sexual partners for men.

Birth Control League

The organization established by Margaret Sanger and Katherine Dexter McCormick.

Middle Ages View of Women

By the late Middle Ages, women were elevated to a place of purity and considered almost perfect.

Sexual Revolution Factors

Two important events that set the stage for the $1960s$ sexual revolution were the discovery of antibiotics and the development of other media.

Semen in early Chinese civilization

Viewed as sacred and precious.

Roman View of Marriage

Marriage and sexual relations were seen as a way to improve economic and social standing, where passion at the start was not considered necessary.

Mattachine Society

A group for homosexual rights founded in $1951$ by Harry Hay.

Stonewall Riot ($1969$)

An event where the gay community resisted police brutality during a raid at a bar in New York.

Hugh Hefner

The individual who established Playboy magazine in $1953$.

Karma and Gender in Hinduism

According to this religious system, the state of being a woman is considered punishment for sins committed in previous lives.

Platonic

A deep, loving friendship that is devoid of sexual contact or desire.

Flapper Culture

The hallmark culture of the $1920s$, which included the use of makeup.

Sexuality

A term referring to a trait exclusive to humans as opposed to animals.

Contraceptive pill

The introduction of this technology in the $1960s$ led to the liberation of female sexuality.

Familismo

A cultural value in Latin American and Caribbean culture involving dedication, commitment, and loyalty to the family unit.

Bundling

An early Puritan practice of allowing young couples to share a bed if they were clothed and wrapped in sheets.

Victorian Era

A historical period that began in the $1830s$.

Same-sex marriage legalization

Ruled as legal by the Supreme Court in the year $2015$.

Sexologists

Professionals who engage in the scientific study of sexual behavior.

Greek Contribution to Sexuality

Classical Greek culture was one of the few major civilizations to successfully institutionalize homosexuality.

Eunuch

A male who has had his testicles removed.

Hebrew Contribution to Sexuality

An emphasis on sexual relations and love within a marital union, holding the belief that husband and wife "become one."

Protestant View of Sex (16th Century)

Sex in marriage was considered a means to reduce stress, avoid cheating, and increase intimacy.

Daughters of Bilitis

An organization founded in $1955$ by four lesbian couples in San Francisco.

St. Paul's view on sexuality

He condemned sexuality because he did not want the love of humans to compete with the love of God.

American Psychiatric Association ($1973$)

The organization that removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders in that year.

Wilhelm Reich

The individual who coined the term "sexual revolution."

Women's Suffrage

The movement focused on obtaining the right to vote for women.

Thomas Aquinas

A figure who considered homosexuality the worst of all sexual sins.

Cognitive dissonance

The feeling of conflict or guilt experienced when behaviors (such as regular sex) do not align with beliefs (such as sex only being for committed relationships).

Pederasty

The practice in ancient Greece involving sexual activity between a man and a young boy.

Phallus

The male symbol of sex and potency commonly associated with displays of aggression.

Marianismo

Sociocultural scripts of female gender role socialization in Latin American and Caribbean cultures.

Kamasutra

An ancient text that does not provide detailed instructions about the ritual of marriage.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

The name Margaret Sanger’s organization was changed to in the $1940s$.