Explain Why Viewing Sexual Variation as a Series of Continua

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Essay

Explain why viewing sexual variation as a series of continua may be more productive than classifying behaviors as natural/unnatural,normal/abnormal,or moral/immoral.

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Definitions:

Assortative Mating

A mating pattern where individuals with similar phenotypic or genetic traits tend to mate with each other more frequently than would be expected under a random mating pattern.

Marriage Market

Refers to a sociological concept in which prospective partners evaluate each other's assets and liabilities before committing to a marriage or long-term relationship.

Protestantism

A branch of Christianity that originated with the Reformation, a movement against what its followers considered excesses and errors of the Catholic Church.

Literacy Monopoly

The concentration of the ability to read and write within a specific group, limiting access to knowledge and power to others.