Chapt.+6-+Sexuality+and+Society


 * ** Sex- The biological distinction between females and males. **
 * Sex is displayed in the show by the clear biological distinction bewteen Penny and the guys. Also Penny and Leonard start dating and sex becomes a norm in their relationship, but this leads to complications in the future.
 * ** Sexual Orientation- A person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person. **
 * Throughout the show there are times whem Leonard and Penny are dating and times their not. This would be a straight sexual orientation because in this instance two opposite sexes are attracted to one another. This is heterosexuality.
 * ** Heterosexuality- the sexual attraction to someone of the other sex. **
 * This is portrayed clearly throughout the show when all the guys try to find relationships with someone. Penny and Leonard are a clear exampl of this situation because they are two of the main characters who are clearly attracted to one another at certain points in the series.
 * ** Pornography- sexually explicit material intended to cause sexual arousal. **
 * In a more recent episode Raj doesn't think that he will ever find a girlfriend, so while him and are hanging out asks Leonard if he could use his laptop to look up pornography to watch.


 * ** Homosexuality- Sexual attraction to someone of the same sex. **
 * When Penny first moved in across the hall, Sheldon and Leonard introduced themselves and explained that they lived together, because of this Penny assumed that they were together.
 * ** Asexuality- A lack of sexual attraction to people of either sex. **
 * To begin with Sheldon seems relatively uninterested in people of either sex and is too immersed in his work to be interested in anything outside it. This lack of outward interest in a relationship points watchers to believe that Sheldon is either waiting or just asexual.
 * ** Sexual Orientation- A person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person. **
 * Early on in the series Leonard falls for Penny. By pursuing Penny, Leonard is displaying his sexual orientation as a heterosexual.
 * ** Secondary Sex Characteristics- Bodily development, apart from the genitals, that distinguishes biologically mature females and males. **
 * Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, and Raj do not have facial hair or any outward indication of being male. Their voices are deeper than a female's but other than that they're slightly androgynous. Penny, however, has curves, and breasts which sets her apart as a female.