Chapter+06-+Sexuality+and+Society

__ Sex- __ the biological distinction between females and males -Everywhere there is male and females, in Charlie’s house there is only males but Berta, a female, comes to clean. Which goes back to the male are dominant over female perspective in the show. __ Heterosexuality- __ sexual attraction to someone of the opposite sex -Charlie is sexually attracted to women but that is it. He can’t get emotionally attached because he doesn’t know how to handle it. __ Prostitution- __ the selling of sexual services -In one episode Charlie buys Alan one of his many prostitutes that he gets with on a regular bases. This shows Charlie’s piggish ways.

__ Transsexuals: __ people whose bodies have both female and male characteristics - One night at the bar Charlie agrees to meet with an old friend and a young man sits down next to him. Later on he finds out that young man was a former lady that he slept with. __ Sexual orientation: __ a person’s romantic and emotional attraction to another person - Charlie shows over and over that he is a straight man. He goes about this by the way he goes from woman to woman. __ Homophobia: __ discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual - Charlie gets very uncomfortable when his brother is associating with gay men. He is extremely uncomfortable when he is asked to go to a party with only gay couples by his brother, just to show off to his new friends. 