Chapter 4: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality (Part 2)

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on Chapter 4, focusing on the themes of sex, gender, and sexuality, including definitions of key terms related to human sexuality and social attitudes.

Natural Selection

The process through which inherited traits that enable an organism to survive and reproduce are passed on to subsequent generations.

Sexual Harassment

Making unwanted sexual advances, obscene remarks, or requests for sexual favors.

Sexual Aggression

A term that encompasses unwanted sexual advances and can affect individuals of any gender or ethnic group.

Resilience

The ability of sexual aggression victims to recover and lead healthy, meaningful lives despite their experiences.

Cultural Effects on Views

How cultural perspectives vary on the issue of sexual aggression and its victims; some cultures blame victims while others promote accountability.

Sexual Intimacy

An expression of an individual’s social nature that is believed to be more satisfying in committed relationships than in casual encounters.

Gender Roles

Socially constructed roles that dictate the behaviors and expectations associated with being male or female in a given culture.

Evolutionary Psychology Critiques

Arguments against evolutionary psychology that suggest it explains modern behavior based on ancestral decision-making and past evolutionary traits.

Victim Blaming

The cultural tendency to hold victims of sexual aggression responsible for the assault rather than the perpetrator.

Bystander Intervention

Strategies that encourage individuals to intervene and prevent sexual aggression when witnessing inappropriate behavior.