■ Sex is a biological term. We use it most often to refer to the act of mating between two organisms - an act which is part of biological reproduction. A more technical term for this act is coitus. The concept of "sex" may also be expanded to include other behavior associated with the act of mating: animal courtship rituals, human "foreplay".
■ Gender refers to the differentiated social roles, behaviors, capacities
and intellectual, emotional and social characteristics attributed by a given culture to women and men, in shot, all difference besides the strictly biological. There are two genders: masculine ascribed to the male sex and feminine, ascribed to the female. Sexual Orientation ■ Sexual Orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic and/or sexual attractions to men, women or both.
■ Heterosexual orientation refers to attraction to the opposite
refers to attraction to the opposite sex. ■ Homosexual orientation refers to attraction to the same sex. ■ Bisexual orientation refers to those attracted to both men and women. ■ In 2008 hate crime related to sexual orientation impacted 1,760 victims, about 17.6% of total hate crimes that year.
■ Gay and lesbian youth are at higher risk for poor health, depression, suicide attempts and suicide. Sexual Behaviors as Social Problems
■ Prostitution and commercialized vice are defined as
"the unlawful promotion of or participation in sexual activities for profit, including attempts. To solicit customers or transport persons for prostitution purposes; to own, manage, or operate a dwelling or other establishment for the purpose of providing a place where prostitution is performed; or to otherwise assist or promote prostitution." ■ Prostitution can be traced back to Ancient Rome and throughout the Mediterranean, it was not uncommon to find temples that housed prostitutes Sex Tourism ■ Sex tourism is the practice of people from wealthy nations traveling to less developed countries to experience sexual acts Pornography ■ Pornography is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Pornography may be presented in a variety of media, including books, magazines, postcards, photographs, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, phone calls, writing, film, video, and video games. ■ Research from the mid- 1980s concludes that being exposed to sexually explicit violent materials cause men to act more aggressively toward women ■ Rape rates were higher where laws related to pornography were more liberal, and states with higher porn sales had more instances of rape