PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes -Norc At The University Of Chicago, Alliance Theory, Sexual Orientation
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Ch- 12 sexual orientation: an integrative mini- chapter. Introduction: media overemphasizing on the female celebrities" sexual orientation. People can vary in just how set or fluid their sexual orientation is. There was a study conducted on a set of women 18-25 years of age which studied their labelling very 2 to 3 years. These women were 100% lesbian during the start of the study but gradually they became 50% attracted to both the sexes. Example: compare the stability of ellen degeneres"s lesbianism with that of her two partners who at one point were involved in heterosexual relationships. Gay men and lesbian women vary in their masculinity and femininity and in all characteristics in the same way that heterosexual men and women do. Sexual orientation is the sexual desire and emotional attachment but not a change of lifestyle (page 352). The cultures view heterosexuality as the normal or natural way the humans are supposed to be.
