Orientation

inmates have rationalized their sexual behaviors when incarcerated (Marcum 2014). In an attempt to acclimate and survive in a turbulent, violent environment, some inmates have adopted a new (social) role (Blackburn, Fowler, and Mullings 2014). Sexual orientation is one aspect that has been documented to be rather fluid among inmates once they have adjusted to the prison lifestyle (Hensley, Tewksbury, and Wright 2001). To demonstrate, some inmates have identified as heterosexuals prior to their…

Freshman orientations can be more than just an event – think about that you’re dropped in a completely new world with different faces and even different languages. And how many times you thought, “That’s just too much to take in a short time”? Orientation becomes more and more important when a campus is increasing the diversity of its student body. I have gathered some information of the problems exist with orientation week. I will also analyze these questions and give some workable solution to…

According to the book person’s sexual orientation is one’s erotic, romantic and affectional attraction to the same gender, to the other gender or to both. (Pg 370). Questioning is when you go through a period where you’re not sure where you fall in terms of sexual orientation. This is a very confusing time for any young man or women. Someone questioning is someone for whom the question, "Are you gay or lesbian? Are you straight? Are you queer or bisexual? What's your deal?" is one that, at a…

worldly acceptance of various sexual orientations. Mathis, Jackson and Valentine state that, “Approximately 9 million Americans identify themselves as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender” (2014, p. 3-4). This statistic sheds light on a potential demographic of workers. Changes to laws, such as the Affordable Care Act, and rulings such as Obergefell v. Hodges, have turned a spotlight upon diversity in the workplace. Along…

The roles that biology, culture, socialization, and age may play in influencing sexual orientation are individual traits that associated to with the development of early adolescents. Sexual orientation is the attraction of one biological sex to another. The classification of sexual orientation is heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual. Heterosexuals are attracted to people of the opposite biological sex, homosexuals are attracted to those of the same biological sex, and bisexuals report being…

Sexual orientation is one of the largest sex differences in humans. While the vast majority of the population is heterosexual, there is a small portion of people that are bisexual and heterosexual, who are attracted to the same sex. According to Freberg (2015), sexual orientation is “a stable pattern of attraction to members of a particular sex (p.344).” In this research paper, I will briefly discuss the biological contributions to sexual orientation. We will first discuss the contributions of…

Abstract Sexual Orientation is defined as a sexual or romantic identity based off an attraction to a person of the same or opposite sex or gender. Researchers find that sexual orientation has many aspects from intimate relationships with heterosexual (male and female) to homosexual (same sex- male/male or female/female) as well as bisexual (both sex). It is believed that therapists working within LGBT communities may undergo the possibility to partake in multiple relationships with their…

Sexual orientation, what is it? Sexual orientation refers to a person’s emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to individuals of a specific gender (Sexual Orientation Melinda Ratini DO MS). There are three main types of sexual orientation, heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual sexual orientation. Heterosexual means that one is attracted to the opposite sex(Sexual Orientation Melinda Ratini DO MS). Homosexual is when one is attracted to the same sex(Sexual Orientation Melinda Ratini DO MS).…

child is raised in and how it could always affect them. Rachel F. Harr, researcher from the University of Michigan started researching whether what the bible says must be the only way of raising a child. The exact question is “Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter?”, this causes the researcher to participate in a longitudinal study. The case study was done in the case of children who have been adopted. The study involved waves of checking on children in either the mother and father…

Sexual Orientation: The Federal law that protects against discrimination due to ones sexual discrimination is Title VII of the Civil Rights act (Twomey et al., 2016). The Act allows for enforcement of an individual’s constitutional right to be protected against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination…