SOCI 2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Labiaplasty, Sexual Objectification, Labia Minora
Chapter 13
Key Terms
Aphrodisiacs
Substances that people take to enhance sexual desire, arousal, or performance, which
usually have no value beyond placebo effects
Vaginal Rejuvenation
Techniques that involve elective surgical approaches to tighten the vagina
Labiaplasty
A cosmetic procedure that typically involves shortening the labia minora
Sexual objectification
The tendency to view or treat another person as a sexual object for one’s pleasure or
gratification with little consideration of that person as a human being
Erotica, erotic, pornography or porn
Representations of people and sexual acts in literature, art, photography, and video for
the purposes of sexual pleasure of the recipient
Erotica has positive connotations while the word pornographic was historically negative
but today may be used in a positive, neutral, or negative manner
Obscene
Refers to sexually explicit material that a person deems inappropriate
In law it applies to sexual material that is regulated, restricted, or banned
Prostitution and sex work
The act of receiving money for sexual contact, with sex work having a less negative
connotation
Sexual tourism
Travel that is specifically for seeking sexual services, frequently people from higher-
wage affluent industrialized countries to areas in lower-wage developing economies
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Document Summary
Substances that people take to enhance sexual desire, arousal, or performance, which usually have no value beyond placebo effects. Techniques that involve elective surgical approaches to tighten the vagina. A cosmetic procedure that typically involves shortening the labia minora. The tendency to view or treat another person as a sexual object for one"s pleasure or gratification with little consideration of that person as a human being. Representations of people and sexual acts in literature, art, photography, and video for the purposes of sexual pleasure of the recipient. Erotica has positive connotations while the word pornographic was historically negative but today may be used in a positive, neutral, or negative manner. Refers to sexually explicit material that a person deems inappropriate. In law it applies to sexual material that is regulated, restricted, or banned. The act of receiving money for sexual contact, with sex work having a less negative connotation.
