FRHD 2100 Chapter 9: Chapter 9

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Distance Ed

Document Summary

Sexual attraction preferences of canadian men and women. Asexuality: people who have a low sexual attraction for both sexes; low on both heteroeroticism and homoeroticism, still romantically attracted to others but have a low interest in any kind of sexual stimulation, including masturbation. Perspectives on gay males and lesbian sexual orientations. Historical and religious perspectives: ancient societies such as the greeks were openly accepting of male-male sexual behaviour (alexander the great is said to have been gay) Jews and christians have traditionally referred to male-male sexual activity as a sin of. Sodom (sodomy = anal intercourse: according to the book of genesis, the city of sodom was destroyed by god. Biological perspectives: male-male and female-female sexual behaviours derive from individual selection for mutual altruism alliances that bind groups together emotionally, evidence exists that homosexuals run in families ex. In one study, 22% of the brothers of 51 predominantly gay men were either gay or bisexual themselves.