PSYCH 3AC3 : a7Bem - Argument.pdf
14 Oct 2014
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Adept"s freud"s assumption: individual erotic preferences are the product of experiential factors. Challenge 1: explain these 2 things that are taken for granted and never really explained. Most people use biological sex as a criteria for selecting a sex partner. Exclusive and enduring exotic preference for either male or female partners. Most have a exclusive erotic preference for opposite-sex partners. That gender is usually opposite: explain the departures from normal sexual behaviour, substantial minority of men and women have an erotic preference for same sex partners. Feeling different: feeling different = exotic. Become attracted to those they felt different from during childhood: straight. Culture polarizes the sexes to allow for the genders to feel different and thus erotically attracted to each other: gay. Child feels different from same-sex peers - develops same-sex erotic attractions. Gender nonconformity is the most common predictor / precursor (antecedent) Arguments: peplau: being a tomboy was socially acceptable and many do not reject traditional feminine activities.
