SOCIOL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Heterosexism, Eleanor Roosevelt
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Our best evidence of the number of gays in the u. s. comes from anonymous surveys. But other studies don"t nd a difference: a third line of biological research concerns hormonal balance in the womb. Scientists speculate that the level of prenatal androgen affects which sexual orientation develops. Other studies nd no evidence of this connection. Social and cultural factors: some sociologists believe that sexuality is learned. If we grow up with positive messages about same-sex attraction, we are more likely to acquire this attraction. If we grow up with negative messages about same-sex attraction, we are less likely to acquire it and more likely to have heterosexual desire: historical evidence: homosexuality was generally accepted in ancient greece, ancient. China, and ancient japan and it also seemed rather common in those societies. *an estimated 3. 8 percent, or 9 million, americans identify as lgbt.
