Psychology 2075 Study Guide - Heterosexism, Homoeroticism, World Health Organization
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Sexual identity one"s self identity as gay, heterosexual, bisexual or asexual. Sexual orientation a person"s erotic and emotional orientation toward members of their own gender or members of the other gender. Homosexual a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the same gender (gay or lesbian) Heterosexual a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the opposite gender (straight) Bisexual a person whose sexual orientation is toward both men and women. Asexual a person who is not attracted to either men or women. Pansexual open to relationships with people of any sex, gender or gender identity. Typological conceptualization where heterosexual and homosexual are seen as completely different, black and white. A solution is a 2d scale with variations of homoeroticism and heteroeroticism. High on homoeroticism and low on heteroeroticism is gay. High on heteroeroticism and low on homoeroticism is straight. Roughly about 90% of men and women are exclusively heterosexual.