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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e
Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Commercial Sex: Sexually Oriented Material and Prostitution

Chapter 18 Glossary

censorship  The suppression of words, ideas, or images by a government, private groups, or individuals based on their political or moral values.
erotica  Sexually oriented material that can be evaluated positively.
femme porn  Sexually oriented material catering to women and heterosexual couples.
obscenity  That which is deemed offensive to "accepted" standards of decency or morality.
peer delinquent subculture  An antisocial youth subculture.
pornography  Sexually oriented material that is generally evaluated negatively.
prostitution  The exchange of sex for money and/or goods.
sexually explicit material or hardcore  Material that intimately depicts sexual activities, the vulva, the erect penis, or the anus.
sexually oriented material  Material such as photographs, videos, films, magazines, or books whose primary themes, topics, or depictions involve sexuality or cause sexual arousal.
she-male  A male who has undergone breast augmentation.
softcore  Nonexplicit sexually oriented material.
solicitation  In terms of prostitution, a word, gesture, or action that implies an offer of sex for sale.