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1
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Who was the first american to look into sexual orientation?

A

Alfred Kinsey

2
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What books did Alfred Kinsey write?

A
  • Sexual behavior in the human male

- Sexual behaviors in the human female

3
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What was so influential about Alfred work?

A
  • He said that masturbating would not lead to brain damage
  • He also said that 37% of men and 13% of women experienced same sex relations
  • He was the first to seriously consider the vast variety in how people experience and act upon sexual desires
4
Q

What does our sexual orientation determine?

A

The people that we might become romantically and sexually involved with.

5
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What is Sexual Orientation?

A

The way in which we peruse love, attachment, and meaningful social connections with other people.

6
Q

Although most people think of Sexual orientation as a trait that resides within a person, it is better described as what?

A

A relationship concept.

7
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What is a romantic attraction?

A

feelings of infatuation, love, and emotional desire for another person

8
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What is sexual arousal?

A

A physiological response to same sex and different sex people

9
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What is sexual attraction?

A

Fantasies, feelings of lust, and erotic desire for another person.

10
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What is sexual behavior?

A

The overt sexual interactions a person engages in with another person

11
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What is sexual identity?

A

The way a person understands and labels his or her attraction to, and sexual interactions with, other people

12
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Do sexual attractions, behaviors, and identities always correspond?

A

no

13
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What is sexual fluidity?

A

The idea that the sexual attractions can change, and that people have the capacity to grow more attracted or less attracted to men or to women, regardless of their general sexual orientation.

14
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What can cause a change in sexual attraction?

A

Past relationships
who is available
Local norms

15
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What is asexuality?

A

a lack of sexual desire and sexual attraction

16
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What are sexual minorities?

A

Being different from same sex peers.

17
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What are the four categories that are used to determine sexual orientation?

A

Straight
Bisexual
Asexual
Gay or lesbian

18
Q

true or false:

Men are less likely then women to identify as completely straight or gay

A

FALSE

19
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Are patterns of sexual arousal the same or different in men and women?

A

Nope,

Females are more likely to be fluid than men in their sexual desires

20
Q

when looking at twins and their sexuality, what twins demonstrated a greater likelihood of homosexuality?

A

Monozygous twins

21
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What percent of monogamous twins will share the same sexual orientation

A

24%

22
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How does high levels of testosterone affect a persons sexual orientation?

A

High levels of testosterone foreshadows same sex attraction,
especially in women.

23
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How can the measurements of fingers help to identify their sexual orientation?

A

Parental homones affect how your hands/fingers grow.

Lesbian women have hands that are closer to mens hands than womans hands.

there is no difference between gay men and straight and hands

24
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What emerges first gender nonconformity or sexual orientation?

A

Gender nonconformity

25
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What is nonconformity

A

The extent to which a persons appearance, behavior, and interests differ from what is considered typical or common for his or her gender.

26
Q

When examine children who were “noncomformitive” how much more likey were they to be gay 24 years later

A

10 times more likely.

27
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Do parenting practices influence sexual orientation?

A

Nope

if you are raised by gay or straight parents it will not influence your sexual orientation.

28
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Are social and environmental factors primary or secondary to biological factors when it comes to sexual orientation?

A

They are secondary

you don’t choose to be gay, you just are

29
Q

True or false:

Sexual fluidity suggests that social factors affect social expression.

A

True

30
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How do social interactions effect your sexual attractions and identity?

A

Social, cultural, and personal factors contribute to how biological predisposition will be expressed and labeled.

31
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Sexual attraction corresponds more closely to its expression, is this more true for men or for women?

A

For women

32
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What is the key feature for Sexual orientation?

A

Sexual attraction.

33
Q

What is an unbiased way of measuring sexual arousal?

A

Measuring pupil dilation

34
Q

is it common or uncommon for people to have had same sex relationships, and then decided to be straight afterwards?

A

This is rather common of an experience for most people.

35
Q

True or false:

Women seem to be able to sexualize whoever they love; men tend to love the person they sexualize

A

True.

36
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In what % of the population do people record having a lack of sexual desire and attraction?

A

around 1%

37
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What is one of the main regions that people look into for cause of Homosexuality?

A

Looking through genes to see if there is a GAY gene.

quoted from prof

38
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What are the odds of predicting someones sexual orientation based off of their genetics?

A

1/3 of the time they get it right.

39
Q

True or false:

It is easy to change sexual orientation.

A

FALSE

40
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What are some of the major caveats in sexual minorities relationships?

A
  • Period effects
  • Studies failed to look at Representative samples
  • Must avoid Heteronormativity
41
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What is a period effect?

A

How a certain period in time can influence the results of a experiment.

42
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What is Heteronormatity?

A

The belief that because heterosexual unions are the norm, that they are the standard that all other partnerships should be judged.

43
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What is minority stress?

A

Excess stress to which individuals from stigmatized social categories are exposed as a result of their social, often minority, position.

44
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Exposure to minority stress can have what effect on a homosexual relationship?

A

internal homonegitivity.

“Something is wring with me, something is wrong with my partner because we are gay”

45
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Sexual minorities report the same level of social support as heterosexual couples, although the source of the support is different. How is it different?

A

Homosexual couples revive more support from friends and community (as primary)

Heterosexual coupes receive more support from family (as primary)

46
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Is there any difference between homosexual and heterosexual couples?

A

There are very few differences.

  • They sort out problems the same
  • They change over time the same
  • Same levels of satisfaction
47
Q

True/false:

Same sex couples resolve conflict better.

A

True

48
Q

When it comes to sexuality, Do homosexual relations differ?

A

Yes,
-Gay relationships have more frequent sex (inside and outside their relationship)

-lesbians have less sex, but have longer duration and more frequent organisms.

49
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What is internalized homonegitivity?

A

When someone develops a negative view of their sexuality due to social prejudice and alienation.

50
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What is division of labor?

A

How work is split up within a relationship.