Mary puts on some lingerie at 2 p.m. and goes to find her husband downstairs watching television. Without saying a word, he turns off the television, kisses her, and they go to the bedroom. Which term is used by sociologist to explain their actions?

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Sexual scripts refer to the predetermined, culturally influenced ideas of how sexual encounters should play out. In this scenario, the husband and Mary's actions fit the script of putting on lingerie as a signal for intimacy and going to the bedroom without any words.

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