1.1 sexuality & identity

Question 1

what does sexuality refer to?

Answer 1

a persons sexual orientation or preference

Question 2

for whom is sexuality more a significant part of identity?

Answer 2

those who aren’t heterosexual

Question 3

in some sub Saharan African peoples they have man boy marriages, what are they?

Answer 3

boy wifes 12-30 taken and treat the same way as a female wife. When he becomes a man he takes a boy wife of his own

Question 4

Quinn (2001) studied what?

Answer 4

same sex relationships between tribal people

Question 5

Quinn (2001) found many native American tribes celebrated what?

Answer 5

same sex marriage

Question 6

Quinn (2001) in the case of two males what did the “wife” do?

Answer 6

wore female clothes and adopted feminine behaviours

Question 7

Quinn (2001) in the case of two females what was the “husband”?

Answer 7

dominant amazon participating in male activities, often a female warrior

Question 8

name a few countries in which in their societies homosexuality is punishable by death?

Answer 8

Saudi arabia
Uganda
Iran

Question 9

in the past, homosexuality was a what in the uk?

Answer 9

stigmatised identity

Question 10

in the past in the uk what did many gay people do and why?

Answer 10

hid their sexuality

fear of law and disapproval of others

Question 11

now legislation has changed to allow what in the uk?

Answer 11

gay marriage

Question 12

studies suggest homosexual behaviour doesn’t always lead to what?

Answer 12

homosexual identity

Question 13

Weeks (1991) argues what about homosexuality?

Answer 13

more complex than other parts of identity

Question 14

(Weeks) there are people who identify as gay but don’t…

Answer 14

have same sex sexual activity

Question 15

(Weeks) there are people who have same sex sexual activity but don’t…

Answer 15

identify as gay

Question 16

Reis (1961) studies young male prostitutes finding what?

Answer 16

they regarded themselves as heterosexual, despising their “clients”

Question 17

McIntosh argues in western culture the role of homosexual male involves what? give examples.

Answer 17

certain expectations e.g. feminine mannerisms, high pitch voice, care for personal appearance

Question 18

How does McIntosh argue the label of homosexual creates the behaviour?

Answer 18

once the label has been accepted they begin to fullfill expectations

Question 19

What evidence does McIntosh site regarding the label of homosexual creating the behaviour?

Answer 19

married men who see themselves as straight but are attracted to men - because they don’t accept the label homosexual they don’t show “signs/expectations”

Question 20

it is not sexual attraction that creates the homosexual identity but….

Answer 20

it is the acceptance and internalisation of the identity

Question 21

once the label of homosexual has been accepted what are people likely to do?

Answer 21

look for others and join a subculture

Question 22

there are few studies on lesbian identity, what does rich (1980) argue about womens sexual identity?

Answer 22

it is oppressed by men in patriarchal society

Question 23

from a feminist point of view what is compulsory heterosexuality used to describe?

Answer 23

the way women are socialised into a subordinate and heterosexual role

Question 24

the media has now highlighted another sexual identity - what?

Answer 24

bisexual

Question 25

how does the bisexual identity link to postmodernism?

Answer 25

identity is like shirts we wear

combines homosexuality and heterosexuality