HETEROSEXUAL
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
To identify what is Heterosexual
To identify the types of Heterosexual
WHAT IS
HETEROSEXUAL?
Heterosexual means that you are romantically or
sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
whereas heterosexual deviance acts such as
premarital and extramarital sex and prostitution.
HETEROSEXUAL AS A
DEVIANCE
Deviating from heterosexual encompass many different types of behavior,
some of them prohibited by law and some of them likely to draw other
kinds of negative reactions. They share a risk of violating the norms of
certain groups or legal codes or both. Many such offenses do little harm to
others.
TYPES OF HETEROSEXUAL:
EXTRAMARITAL SEX
- Refers to sexual behavior by a married person with someone who is not his or her
spouse.
PREMARITAL SEX
-Is a sex before marriage. It is an act of sex between two people who are not married to
each other.
SEX WORK
- Highlights the commercialized nature of forms of sex. There are different kinds of sex
work, including exotic dance, erotic message, escort services, telephone sex operations,
prostitution, and any other type of work that deals with impersonal sexual activity.
- PORNOGRAPHY
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PROSTITUTION
- Is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment
TYPES OF PROSTITUTION:
STREETWALKER - The most common type of prostitute, solicits directly
for clients a relatively public place, such a street corner or bus station.
BARGIRL - also solicits clients in a public place, but one that offers more
protection from public view than a street corner allows. Some of these
prostitutes solicit clients alone.
CALLGIRL - works out of an apartment or hotel room and takes clients
strictly through referrals from known and trusted sources.
CHILD PROSTITUTES - child prostitutes, or baby pros, according to
Inciardi’s (1984) study of child prostitutes aged 8 to 12 has indicated that
the girls often receive their introductions to this activity through their
parents or other family members.
ADOLESCENTS PROSTITUTES – adolescent prostitutes generally begin
their careers at about the age of 14 (Weisberg,1985: 94). Most come from
dysfunctional homes marked b7 family separation, divorce, conflict, weak
parental affection, and substantial sexual abuse
CURRENT WORLD DATA
Base: 19,069 online adults
aged 16-74 across 27
countries Online samples in
Brazil, Chile, mainland
China, Colombia, India,
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru,
Russia, South Africa, and
Turkey tend to be more
urban, educated, and/or
affluent than the general
population.
On average, globally, 80%
identify as heterosexual, 3%
as gay, lesbian or
homosexual, 4% as bisexual,
1% as pansexual or
omnisexual, 1% as asexual,
1% as “other”, and 11%
don’t know or won’t say.
THEORIES APPLICATION
LEARNING (SOCIALIZATION) THEORY
- Sutherland argued that deviant group behavior resulted from normative
conflict, Conflict among norms affects deviance through differential social
organization, determined by neighborhood structures, peer group
relationships, and family organization.
RATIONAL CHOICE THORY
- Many people explain a great deal of deviance simply as purposeful
behaviors; such an action represents a choice made by the actor to behave
in a certain way, or to live a certain kind of lifestyle.
- Individuals make rational decisions based on a cost-benefit analysis.
SUMMARY:
Heterosexual is defined as romantic or sexual attraction to people of
the opposite sex. These include premarital sex(sex before marriage),
extramarital sex(infidelity), and prostitution(sex exchange in money)
and pornography(harmless entertainment). Sex work, a broader
category, encompasses various commercialized sexual activities such
as exotic dancing, erotic message, and escort services. Prostitution
itself has a several subtypes, including call girls, bar girls, and
streetwalkers. The prevalence of these behaviors can be analyzed
through sociological lenses like social learning theory(how behaviors
are learned) and rational choice theory(weighing costs and benefits of
actions).
REFERENCES:
Flowers, R.B. (1998). The Prostitution of Sex. Sage Publications
Goode, E. (1994-2008). Deviant Behavior. Pearson Education.
Ipsos. (2021, April 23-May 7). LGBT+ Pride 2021 Global Survey. Ipsos
