06-Sexuality+and+Society

Sex: the biological distinction between females and males Ex.: There's both male and female workers at the hospital...

Homophobia: discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual Ex.: Dr. Kelso has a son who is homosexual and whenever it is brought up there's always signals of anger towards his son.

Prostitution: the selling of sexual services. Ex.: Dr. Kelso several times has claimed that he hired escorts, another term for prostitutes, in his youth.

Sexual orientations: a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person. Ex.: There's many romantic developments throughout the series. One of the more stable relationships would be between Turk and Carla. Link: A WebMD article which discusses the differences between sexual orientations.

Bisexuality: sexual attraction to people of both sexes. Ex.: Todd, a surgeon, flirts with his co-workers of both genders and implies that gender doesn’t matter to him, rather that he’ll flirt with anything that he deems hot.

Primary Sex Characteristics: the genitals/organs used for reproduction and that differentiate between males and females. Ex.: Running jokes throughout the seasons are at the expense of the character’s sex organs including several puns on names. Also, the hospital deals with patients and doctors who suffer medical problems relating to their sex organs.