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Undergraduate 2
05/11/2009

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outcall service
Definition
service that sends a pros. to a location specified by the client to provide sexual services
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massage parlor
Definition
massages as well as sexual services can generally be purchased
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pimp
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a pros. companion protector and master
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madam
Definition
woman who manages a brothel in-call, out-call or escort services
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sex trafficing
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the recruitment and control of persons for sexual exploitation
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step in prost.
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1.entry-motivated by $ and exciting lifestyle
woman can gain power through system because some become involved through family or friends
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squaring up
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leaving the life/giving up prost. this is diff. because most of these women have no job skills/ed.
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prost. well being
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varies according to the venue in which she works. netherlands-legalized-greater risk. assoc. with violence and crime. risks are high for women who are trafficed (illness, abuse, infection ect.)
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ways of dealing with prost.
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some use drugs and alch. to increase confidence/decrease guilt. others shut down feelings and focus just on task
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role of early abuse in prost. ability to cope
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trauma= poor well-being which lead to being more likely to become a prost.
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typical customer
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69% of white men have had an experience with a prostitute
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prostitutes call customers
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johns
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diff. kinds of johns
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50% occasional=seek only occasional contact
nearly 50% seek regular relationship with 1 or small group of prostitutes.
small percentage remainder = compulsive johns.. are driven to them and cannot stay away. most are only able to function sexually with prostitute.
***40% of all johns are married
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reasons for going to prost.
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satisfy sexual needs. its easy. its entertaining. prove their manhood. gain sexual experience. just because its "forbidden"
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male sex workers settings
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outcall basis
massage parlors
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hustler
Definition
male sex workers who cater to homosexual clientel
1.full-time street and bar-operate much like female street walkers
2. kept boys/call boys-more exclusive clientel, more attractive and sexually versatile
part-time hustler- largest group, students or individuals who are employed in another occupation
deliquent- use prostitution as an extension of other criminal activities.
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sex tourism
Definition
leasure travel with the purpose of purchase sexual favors
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sexual forces that make sex tourism possible
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1. migration of men and women from less-developed nations, or from rural to urban areas in search of jobs
2.commodification of sexual intimacy- making all types of sex a commodidy or service for sale.
3. increased travel for recreational purposes
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pornography
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sexually arousing lit. film ect.
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obscinity
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something that is offensive according to acceptive standards of decensy. (legal term)
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erotica
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sexually arousing material that is not degrading or demeaning to women, men, or children
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softcore vs. hardcore porn
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softcore=playboy or penthouse - flourished in the 1970's
hardcore- have no-holds-barred approach to what they present- vag intercourse, anal, bondage, sex with animals, s and m
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historical hallmarks of sexual films
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made as early as 1915 and hardcore film industry in 1970. 2 really important films : I am curious, yellow (1970) showed sexual intercourse explicitly. Deep throat- funny movie-like
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who is the targeting audience for hardcore sex films
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heterosexual audiences
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changes in films accross time
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amatuer video. videos for education. music videos with sexual content. live entertainment.
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types of live entertainment
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burlesque -women seductively undressing on a stage in a theater - now have been transformed into strip clubs.
male strippers
live sex shows - features couples/groups engaging in sexual acts on stage.
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what are the diff. types of tele sex
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dial-a-sex - sells sexual titilation
live conversation- phone sex worker takes calls at his or her home.
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concerns with chat rooms
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people leave significant others for ppl they have met online.
person your chatting with may not be as they seem.
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newsgroups
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sex oriented news or discussion groups, read messages posted by others and post messages yourself. concerns: too much personal information. picture files can be downloaded and/or printed
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commercial bullit boards
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can download images for a fee. concerns- pedifiles. account for 15.6 percent of all downloaded images on bullit boards.
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adult websites
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sell a variety of porn services and sexual materials. concerns- people becoming dependent or addicted. can cause social interaction problems. children acessing the sites. honor system not affective.
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kiddy porn
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pictures or film of sexual acts involving children. most reprehensible part of the porn industry. children by virtue of their developmental level cannot give true consent
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what role does sex play in advertisements
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use sexual images to sell products
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typical customer porn bookstore
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educated middle-class male. btwn ages 22 and 34. porn videos are mostly women or heterosexual. erotica customers are most female. porn books are mostly students. computer porn attracts men and women of diverse ages.. if their telling the truth.
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why do femenists object to pornography
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debases women because it portrays women as sex objects. pornography associates sex with violence towards women, which contributes to rape and other forms of violence against women and girls. a femenist writer (morgan) "pornography is the theory and rape is the practice"
Pornography shows unequal power relationships between men and women.
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men vs. women responses
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men respond to pornography and women respond more to erotica
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sexual behavior vs. exposure
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a single exposure to erotica have little or no effect, while massive exposure does lead to more permissive attitudes. exposure to betrayals of behaviors that have not been done does not lead to an increase to those behaviors.
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sexual aggression
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males who have been exposed to violent porn are significantly more violent to women then those who have been exposed to non violent porn
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dif between stis caused by bacteria vs viruses
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bacterial can be cured by antibiotics, viral cannot be cured.
bacterial
clamydia
gonoria
siphilys
Viral
herpes
aids
genital warts
hep. B
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clamidia
Definition
an organism causing a sexually transmitted infection.
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symptoms of clamidia
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males-thin clear discharge and mild pain during urination
women- usually a-symptomatic
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untreated/undiagnosed clamidia
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may have PID and possibly leave to infertility
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baby born to a clamidia infected mother
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may develop pnemonia or an eye infection
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prevention of clamidia
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scientists working on vaccine
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effective tools for screening clamidia
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screening because so many people are asymptomatic
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hpv 16 and 18
Definition
account for 70% of cervical cancer.
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diagnose hpv
Definition
if you have the strand the produces warts they can see it. sample of cells taken from the cervix.
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treatment options for hpv
Definition
most cases go away on their own. but if you have strand with warts, chemicals can be directly applied/freezing/lazer
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herpes
Definition
small painful bumps and blisters on genitals
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consequences for herpes
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increases risk for HIV, menangitas. can transfer to baby.
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AIDS
Definition
aquired immune difficiency syndrom
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Robert Gallow
Definition
identified the virus. NIH.
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why has aids become an epidemic
Definition
by the end of 2005, roughly 1,000,000 have been diagnosed with aids and out of those 550,000 died from it. 40,000,000 worldwide have HIV. in 2005 alone, HIV caused 2.8 million deaths alone
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HIV pandemic?
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yes - widespread epidemic
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exposure to aids
Definition
men with men anal 65%
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characteristics of hiv
Definition
retro virus- reproduce only in living cells of the host species.
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stages of aids
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1.initial infection and development of antibodys of the virus (2 to 8 weeks) this stage will last as long as the person keeps feeling well and the t4 cell count stays around 1000. asypmtomatic but can still infect.
2. t4 cell cound drops to 500. person may still have no outward symptoms, but their immune system is silently failing. some non life threatening symptoms- swollen lymph, night sweats, fever, diareah, yeast infections, shingles, fatigue, abnormal/cancerous cells.
3.AIDS t4 below 200. can be infected with pnemonia and skin cancer, teburculosis, or invasive cervical cancer, can be seizures and mental problems.
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ELISA
Definition
bloodtest used to screen donated blood. all donated blood is screened in us. help people determine if they are hiv positive. detects presence of antibodies to hiv. has very low rate of false negatives but higher rate of false negatives.
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western blot test
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also called the immunoblot test. More expensive and difficult. not practical for mass screening. but is highly accurate, the false positives are very rare.
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AIDs infected
Definition
men accounted for most cases (early days) today, women 27% AIDs is the leading cause of death of african american women between the ages 25-34
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pediatric aids
Definition
6% transfusion, 4% hemophilia, 89% from birth
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vaccine for AIDS
Definition
problem is that HIV has many forms and even worse, it mutates rapidly creating more forms. one strategy is find one that works with monkeys, which can be infected with an analong called SIV. another strategy is the developing a vaccine that can be administered to people recently infected. 2 other strategies involve formulating a vaccine that helps build a resistance. another acts at the cellular level by making more t cells. another is to be given to infants. Which would prevent transmission through breastmilk as well as later infection when they become sexually active.
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nonprogressors
Definition
5% of HIV infected people, that go for 10 years or more without symptoms and with no deterioration of their immune system. t-cell count remains higher than 500 and this could be unusually strong immune systems. being infected with a weak strain of the virus. particularly high levels of defenses wich contributes to the killing of microbs.
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chemokines
Definition
certain lymphosites battle against HIV in the body and do so by secreting 3 chemokines. HIV infected people who are non progressors have high levels of chemokines, compared with rapid progressors. chemokines combine to the coraceptor (ccr5) which blocks HIV from entering the cells.
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genetic resistance
Definition
scientists have discovered a mutation of a gene, and that mutation creates strong resistance to HIV. the gene is called ccr5 because its the gene for the ccr5 receptor that allows hiv to enter cells. people with 2 copies of the mutation are resistant, ppl with one copie may become infected.
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microbicides
Definition
substances, usually in ointment form. that kill microbes such as hiv. they can be put into the vagina or anus or spread on the penis, to battle hiv transmission.
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oldest sex disease
Definition
gonoria
Term
wartime spread?
Definition
gonoria
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symptoms of gonoria
Definition
male- gonococcus invades urethra producing inflamation. white blood cells rush to that area and attempt to distroy bacteria, but bacteria will win battle. symptoms will appear 2 to 5 days after infection. or 1 or 14. thin clear discharge seeps out of penis, and within a day or so, it becomes thick and creamy. white, yellow, or green. also painful burning sensation. urin may contain puss or blood, sometimes the lymph gland become enlarged or tender. if not treated the urethritus spreads up urethra causing inflamation of prostate, ceminal vestical, bladder and epididimus. it may spread to testicles and the resulting scar tissue may cause sterility.
women- 60-80 percent wont have syptoms. invades cervix, puss discharged-yellow, green, and irritating to vulva. it may also spread to urethra, causing pain during urination. if not treated the bartholin glands may become infected, swell and produce puss. infection can also spread to anus and rectum. 20% or women who go untreated. falopian tubes become infected.
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gonoria diagnosed
Definition
urine test for men. swab for throat, swab for rectum. females-cervical discharge tested.
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syphilis
Definition
a sexually transmitted infection that causes a chancre to appear in the primary stage
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syphilys is also called
Definition
the great pox
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sphilys contracted by
Definition
intercourse, oral, anal, enter through cut
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if siphilys is untreated
Definition
damage nervous system and even caus death. there are many cases today of coinfection, in which the person is infected with both siphilys and HIV.
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early signs
Definition
chancre, painless and appears between 10days or 3 months. the chancre appears where bacteria entered the body.
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