Sociology Final: Vocab 7 (Gender and Sexual Orientation)

Existing in a person since birth.

An individuals identity as male or female.

The meaning of being male or female in a particular society.

The attitudes and behavior that are expected of men and women in a society.

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other sexual behavior that either results in punishment when the victim resists or creates a hostile environment or both.

Prejudice or discrimination against someone because of his or her sex.

Having sexual preference for persons of the opposite sex.

Having sexual preference for for persons of the same sex; someone who privately or overtly considers himself or herself as a homosexual/

Irrational fear of homosexuals.

Having sexual relations with either sex or both together.

A female homosexual.

Intercourse defined as "unnatural"; particularly used to refer to anal intercourse.

Mechanisms of social control for enforcing a society's standards.