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14 Cards in this Set
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homosexual |
a person who is attracted primarily to people of the same gender to satisfy sexual and emotional needs. |
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sexual orientation |
sexual and romantic attraction to persons of one or both genders. |
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homophobia |
the extreme and irrational fear and hatred of gay and lesbian people. |
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biological theories |
attempt to explain homosexuality can be clustered under three headings: genetic, anatomical (brain), and hormonal. |
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hormonal factors |
suggest that hormonal type and level cause homosexuality. |
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psychosocial theories |
suggest that homosexual behavior is learned, just as any other type of behavior is learned. |
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interactionalist theory |
theory that says the development of a homosexual orientation is related to the rate at which people mature during which people mature during preadolesnces. |
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path analysis |
allows resarchers to explore possible casual relationships betweena number of variables, such as prenatal characteristics and family relationships, and the development of sexual orientation. |
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gender nonconformity |
refers to a child's preference for play and activities that our society generally considers appropriate for children of the opposite gender. |
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sodomy |
defined as anal or oral sex between same-sex or heterosexual people. |
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civil union |
a legally recognized union that is similar to marriage in some or many respects. |
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domestic partnership |
a legal agreement under which 2 people live together, establish a personal relationship intended to be permanent, and share a domestic life together w/o being in a marriage or a civil union. |
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"coming out" |
refers to the process of a person's acknowledging publicly that she or he is lesbian or gay. |
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signification |
the first stage of "coming out"; involves thinking about oneself as a person who is lesbian or gay instead of as one who is heterosexual. |
