F And M Test 2 Ch 6 Pt 3

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monosexism,

Back 1

wherein only heterosexuality or homosexuality are recognized as valid sexual orientations,

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bisexuality erasure or bisexual invisibility,

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terms that refer to the subsequent lack of recognition and respect for bisexuality as a legitimate sexual orientation.

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Stages of becoming bisexual

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• Initial confusion.
• Finding and applying the bisexual label.
• Settling into the identity.
• Continued uncertainty.

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Task young adults face when developing their sexuality

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• Establishing a sexual orientation.
• Integrating love and sex.
• Forging intimacy and commitment.
• Making fertility or childbearing decisions.
• Developing a sexual philosophy.

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Developmental Tasks in Middle Adulthood

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• Redefining sex in marital or other long-term relationships.
• Reevaluating sexuality.
• Accepting the biological aging process.

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Psychosexual Development in Later Adulthood

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• Changing sexuality.
• Loss of partner.

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Initial confusion.

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First stage of becoming bisexual This may last years. People may be distressed by being sexually attracted to both sexes, may believe that their attraction to the same sex means an end to their heterosexuality, or may be disturbed by their inability to categorize their feelings as either heterosexual or homosexual.

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Finding and applying the bisexual label.

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Second stage of becoming bisexual. For many, discovering there is such a thing as bisexuality is a turning point. Some find that their first heterosexual or same-sex experience permits them to view sex with both sexes as pleasurable; others learn of the term bisexuality from friends and are able to apply it to themselves.

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Settling into the identity.

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third stage At this stage, bisexuals begin to feel at home with and accept the bisexual label.

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Continued uncertainty.

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Final stage Bisexuals don’t have as active or visible a community or social environment that reaffirms their identity. Despite being settled in, many feel persistent pressure from gay men and lesbians to relabel themselves as homosexual and to engage exclusively in same-sex activities.

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Establishing a sexual orientation.

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1st task

Children and adolescents may engage in sexual experimentation such as playing doctor, kissing, and fondling members of both sexes without such activities being associated with sexual orientation. By young adulthood, a heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or bisexual orientation emerges. Most young adults develop a heterosexual orientation. Others find themselves attracted to members of the same sex and begin to develop a gay, lesbian, or bisexual identity.

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Integrating love and sex.

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2nd task

As we move into adulthood, we need to develop ways of uniting sex and love.

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Forging intimacy and commitment.

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task 3

Young adulthood is characterized by increasing sexual experience. Through dating, cohabitation, and courtship, we gain knowledge of ourselves and others as potential partners. As relationships become more meaningful and intimate, sexuality can be a means of enhancing intimacy and self-disclosure as well as a means of obtaining physical pleasure.

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Making fertility or childbearing decisions.

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Task 4

Childbearing is socially discouraged during adolescence, but fertility issues become critical, if unacknowledged, for young single adults. If sexually active, how important is it for them to prevent or defer pregnancy? What will they do if the woman unintentionally becomes pregnant?

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Developing a sexual philosophy.

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Task 4

As we move from adolescence to adulthood, we reevaluate our moral standards, using our personal principles of right and wrong and of caring and responsibility. We develop a philosophical perspective to give coherence to our sexual attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and values. Sexuality must be placed within the larger framework of our lives and relationships, integrating our personal, religious, spiritual, or humanistic values with our sexuality.