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| attracted to those perceived to be male |
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| attracted to those perceived to be female |
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| male attracted to female and vice versa |
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| male attracted to male and vice versa |
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| attraction defined as positive responsiveness (erotic, emotional, physiological) to a partner based on perceived gender |
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| dichotomous categories model |
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two mutually exclusive categories
either heterosexual or homosexual |
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a trait that occurs in a range
exclusive homo on one pole
exclusive hetero on other pole
bisexuality in the middle |
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two independent (homoerotic/heteroerotic)
heterosexuality- high hetero/ low homo
homosexuality- low hetero/ high homo
bisexuality- high hetero/ high homo
asexuality- low hetero/ low homo |
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profile of scores on several individual scales/dimensions
each scale is scored on a continuum of heteroerotic and homoerotic
scales:
erotic attraction- sexual feeling/ fantasy
emotional attachment- loving, relationships
sexual behavior- partnered
sexual identity- sense of self
sexual role- presentation to society
cognitive schema- collective mind set |
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sex acts involving partners with anomalous biologic sex (intersex, transsexual) or anomalous gender identity (transgendered)
**sex acts involving sex with anomalous partner choice
AKA - homosexual male sex with heterosexual male |
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erotic attachment that is independent of gender
some have denial of homosexuality
40% males; 55% females acknowledge some attraction for both sexes
females are more likely than males to be bisexual
only 30% of men having sex with men and women labeled themselves as bisexual |
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| erotic attachment to anomalous sex, gender |
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assumption that a person will either engage exclusively in same-sex or cross-sex sexual behavior throughout life
different status is sometimes given to the two groups |
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| assumption that some or all persons will engage in sex with partners of their own sex/gender as well as partners of a different sex or gender |
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assumption that the same-sex role will occur during the same phase of life as the cross-sex role
Marind Anim- sex with wife and foster son
Azande- wife fucks husband and has lesbian sex |
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assumption that the cross-sex same-sex roles occurs during different stages in life
Batak- boys sex in gay dormatories, then get married
Dahomeyen- girls have sexual bonds with other girls prior to marriage and then get married |
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same-sex behavior involves partners of different psychosexual ages
Marind Anim- godfather with young male |
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same-sex behavior involves partners who are peers
Batak- gay schools |
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same-sex behavior does not require a disparity of gender
most gays and lesbians in U.S. |
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same-sex sexual behavior where one partner has a gender role that is different from his/her biologic sex
Two-Spirit, Hijras of India |
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| persons are expected to marry in a heterosexual format and engage in same-sex as an extramarital activity |
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| persons who are not expected to marry or set up formal or informal same-sex relationships in lieu of heterosexual marriage |
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| The partner who plays the Top role has a "straight" status; partner who plays the Bottom role has the non-heterosexual status |
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both partners engage in the full range of sexual behavior and/or no distinction is made in status due to either top or bottom role
U.S. gays |
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| patterns of gayness in U.S. |
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monosexual
hierarchical hetero-dominant
peer
gender-conforming
contramarital
fluid role |
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same-sex behavior occurs in virtually all cultures
homosexuality as distinct social role is only in some countries
cultures with sequential or concurrent ambisexuality don't label or seperate homosexuals |
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| social value of same-sex behavior |
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special/inferior status does not typically accompany same-sex behavior
64% of cultures are neutral to positive
stigmatizing same sex creates a subculture, distress, and dysfunction |
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| same-sex sex among heterosexuals in the U.S. |
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occurs in sex-segregated institutions
occurs with prostitutes
orgy activity
tearoom trade
or bisexual
82% of lesbians report sex with male
60-80% of gays have sex with a female
30% of gays have heterosexual roles
70% of homosexuals report passing as heterosexual during teen years |
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| prejudice from both heterosexuals and homosexuals towards bisexuals |
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2.8% of men, 1.4% women self-identified as gay or lesbian
9% male 3% female in 12 largest cities, 3-4% suburban and 1% rural
Gay-Straight Alliance
PFLAG- parents and friends of lesbians and gays
Queer Nation- younger generation |
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traditional approach- relationship-based, mundane, monogamous, family-oriented
radical sex- thrill seeking, liberation, break down of sexual taboos |
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excessive body focused
gay |
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big,burly, bearded
reaction against excessive body focus
gay |
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gender non-conforming
lesbo |
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a reaction against sexism and male dominance in society
lesbo |
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hatred of, fear of contamination by persons who love and sexually desire those of the same sex
biggest homophobes got the hardest erections during gay porn |
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| assumed superiority of heterosexual feelings, fantasies, acts, persons |
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humans are usually attracted to those with similar traits
most males are gynephilic, most females are androphilic |
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| same sex in animal kingdom |
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there is evidence of same-sex behavior in 400 different species
not simply dominant behavior
does not preclude cross-sex behavior |
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| most behave like normal children, were not sissy boys |
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| sex/gender brain dimorphisms |
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size of nuclei in the hypothalamus for pituitary function and sex
size of the left and right hemispheres of the brain
size of the anterior commissure of the corpus callosum |
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| difference between homo brain and hetero brain |
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interstital hypothalamus INAH 3
twice as big in straight men than in homos and women |
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genetic instruction- x gene
prenatal environment- hormones
postnatal environment- hormones
pheremons- gays get turned on by male pheremons and turned off by women |
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MZ- same genes
MZ- 75%-52% gayness coordinance
DZ- half gene
DZ- 20-30% coordiance
lesbians
MZ- 50%
DZ- 16%
genes probably play some predisposing roles
probably on the X gene |
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homosexuality is correlated with the number of older brothers a boy has
each additional older brother increases the odds of homosexuality by 33% in the younger brother |
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the exotic becomes erotic
as time passes, the other gender loses familiarity and becomes exotic
after puberty, the exotic becomes erotic |
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