PSY317H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ontario Health Insurance Plan, Y Chromosome, Sexual Differentiation
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Sexual orientation identity (ask a person how they think of themselves) We often think about sexual orientation as either gay, lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual. These are socially constructed identity categories that not constant across time and across cultures. The ter(cid:373) (cid:862)ho(cid:373)ose(cid:454)ual(cid:863) (cid:449)as (cid:272)oi(cid:374)ed i(cid:374) (cid:373)id 19th century germany: before this, there was no such thing as a homosexual, gay, lesbian. etc. E(cid:448)e(cid:374) though fa"afafi(cid:374)e are (cid:373)ale a(cid:374)d are a(cid:374)drophili(cid:272), (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) sa(cid:373)oa(cid:374)s (cid:449)ould (cid:272)lai(cid:373) there are ho(cid:373)ose(cid:454)ual or gay in somoa. Recognizes that there are a lot of social reasons why an individual may not be engaging in the sexual activities that they desire. If youre free from constraints, what would your patterns of sexual activity look like. This sort of format allows you to capture variability. Looking at more domains that influence sexual preferences. Sexual orientation prevalence in a representative us youth sample. Asked students about their identity and about their behaviour.
