SOC 123 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Heteronormativity, Libido, Childhood Gender Nonconformity
●Sexual Orientation
○Definitions to be familiar with
■Sexual orientation
●Persons erotic and emotional orientation toward members of his or
her own sex or members of another sex, or more than one sex
■Homosexual
●Towards members of the same sex
■Heterosexual
●Towards members of the other sex
■Bisexual
●Towards members of both sex
■Asexual
●No sexual attraction toward either sex
■Heteroflexibility/homoflexibility
■Pansexuality, polysexuality, omnisexuality
■Lesbian
●Woman whose sexual orientation toward other women
■Gay
●Homosexual
●Especially male homosexuals
■Straight
●Heterosexual
■Queer
●Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities that are
not heterosexual
■LGB
●Lesbian, gay, bisexual
■LGBQT
●Lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender
○Better to think of sexual orientation as a complex, multidimensional, and fluid
thing
■Aspects of sexual orientation could include
●Behavior
●Sexual desire
●Love
●Identity
●Sexual fluidity
○Asexuality
■People choose to be celibate, but “asexuality is an intrinsic partner of who
we are”
■Most do not feel distress about it
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Document Summary
Persons erotic and emotional orientation toward members of his or her own sex or members of another sex, or more than one sex. Woman whose sexual orientation toward other women. Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities that are not heterosexual. Better to think of sexual orientation as a complex, multidimensional, and fluid thing. People choose to be celibate, but asexuality is an intrinsic partner of who we are . Most do not feel distress about it. One national study done in britain found that 1% were asexual. Other studies find it rangers from. 6% to 5. 5% Some still feel sexually aroused and masturbate. Depends on the definition and what specific component is the focus. People need to honest in responses and sometimes they"re not. Lisa diamond"s research followed 80 women ages 18 to 25 over a. Most of the women initially self identified as lesbian or bisexual. Of the women changed their sexual identification.
