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| refers to a preference for sexual partners of the same sex (homosexual), of the opposite sex (heterosexual), or of either sex (bisexual) |
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| a person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex |
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| a person who is sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex |
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| a person who is sexually attracted to members of both sexes |
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| norms that specify what is acceptable and what is unacceptable sexual activity, identify eligible sexual partners, and define the boundaries of sexual behavior in time and place |
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| sexual gratification obtained solely by stimulating one's own body |
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| sexual self-pleasuring that involves some form of direct physical stimulation |
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| physical contact that produces erotic arousal without necessarily leading to sexual intercourse |
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| oral stimulation of a man's penis |
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| oral stimulation of a woman's genitals |
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| a person's physiological reaction to sexual stimulation |
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| the cessation of the menstrual cycle |
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| a "change of life" in men proposed by some as analogous to female menopause |
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| sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) |
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| diseases that are spread by contact with body parts or fluids that harbor what are usually bacterial or viral microorganisms |
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| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
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| the virus that causes AIDS |
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| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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| a degenerative disease caused by a virus that attacks the body's immune system and makes it susceptible to a number of diseases such as pneumonia and cancer |
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| not having enough money to afford the most basic necessities of life such as food, clothing, or shelter |
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| not having enough money to afford an average standard of living |
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| the minimum income level determined by the federal government to be necessary for individuals' and families' basic subsistence |
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| the growing proportion of women and their children who are poor |
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| people who spend at least 27 weeks in the labor force but whose family or personal income falls below the official poverty level |
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| an unemployed worker who wants to work but who has recently given up the search for a position because of the belief that the job hunt is futile |
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| a worker who holds part-time jobs but would rather work full time or who accepts jobs below his or her level of expertise |
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| an arrangement in which one spouse participates in the other's career behind the scenes without pay or direct recognition |
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| both partners work outside the home |
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| income remaining after essentials, such as rent or mortgage, food, utilities, and transportation costs, have been paid and that people can spend as they please |
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| both partners work in professional or managerial positions |
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| a partner who resigns from a position to search for another job in the location where her or his spouse has taken a position |
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| a marriage in which partners live and work in separate geographic areas and get together intermittently |
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| a slower or even a side track in business along which women managers who want to combine career and child rearing are expected to move |
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| a phenomenon in which men whose wives are employed outside the home are paid lower salaries than their counterparts whose wives are full-time homemakers |
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