Ch 11: Sexual/Affectional Orientations

Question 1

what is sexual orientatin

Answer 1

individuals tendency to be attracted to men and/or women

Question 2

affectional orientation

Answer 2

interaction between affect and cognition that produces attraction, erotic desire, and feelisn of love for members of the other sex, same sex or both

Question 3

why use “affectional orientation” instead of sexual orientation?

Answer 3

• sexual orientation tends to over emphasize the component of a relationship

Question 4

what is heterosexual orientation?

Answer 4

affectional orientation where affect and cognition are exclusively direct at members of the other sex

Question 5

what is same-sex orientation?

Answer 5

affectional orientation where affect and cognitive are exclusively direct at members of same sex

Question 6

what is bisexual orientation

Answer 6

affectional orientation where affect and cognitive are exclusively direct at members of both sexes

Question 7

what are sexual identity labels?

Answer 7

general label one chooses to use to describe one’s sexual attractions

• typically gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, queer

Question 8

queer identity

Answer 8

identity status that is intended not to label ones sexuality

Question 9

transmen

Answer 9

biologically female

identifies/presents as an

Question 10

transwoman

Answer 10

biologically male

identifies/presents as female

Question 11

what is two-spirited

Answer 11

both masculine and feminine spirit

Question 12

what does MSM mean

Answer 12

men who have sex with men

Question 13

what does WSW mean

Answer 13

women who have sex with women

Question 14

what is polysexual

Answer 14

attracted to multiple genders

Question 15

what is pansexual

Answer 15

not limited to sexual choice

biological sex, gender, gender identity

Question 16

2 categories described by GLBTI

Answer 16

sexual orientation

gender identity

Question 17

what is GLBTI

Answer 17

sexual orientation:

• Gay
• Lesbian
• Bisexual

gender identity

• Transgender
• Intersex

Question 18

3 things about asexual people

Answer 18

• may fall in love romantically with another for another person without feeling sexual desire for her/him
• may have masturbation frequency that falls in normal range
• may/may not acquire an asexual identity

Question 19

heterosexism

Answer 19

prejudice and discrimination of other sexual orientations and genders, based on the assumption that heterosexuality is the norm

• manifest strongly as homophobia, biphobia, and queerphobia

Question 20

heterosexism minimizes

Answer 20

• LGBTTIQQ people, assuming they do not exist or projecting belief that they are inferior to their heterosexual counterparts

Question 21

what is internalized homophobia

Answer 21

• fear, dislike, intolerance that gay lesbian individuals feel toward themselves and/or others with same-sex orientation

Question 22

what is homonegativity?

Answer 22

explicitly negative attitudes toward gay and lesbian people

Question 23

what is conversion therapy?

Answer 23

therapy directed at changing a same-sex or bisexual orientation into a heterosexual orientation

Question 24

3 myths about sexual orientation

Answer 24

1) dichotomous model of sexual orientation exists (exclusive heterosexuality/homosexuality)
2) gender is primary criterion for sexual partner selection
3) sexual orientation is immutable

Question 25

labels contain information about what 3 things

Answer 25

they are social constructions, include information about

• sexual preference
• engender certain self-perceptions
• worldviews

Question 26

identity vs essence

Answer 26

terms such as gay, queer, heterosexual are more accurately used as adjectives than nouns

• refer to an identity, not individuals “essence”

Question 27

5 things the label “queer” allows

Answer 27

• transcendence of gender and sex binaries
• illustrates the fluidity of sexual categorizations
• offer space for the intersection of gender identity and sexual orientation in relationships
• offers an alternative
• can be liberating

Question 28

“Gay Identity”/ Gay rights movement was formed for..

Answer 28

in resistance to over homophobia

Question 29

issue with research of sexual identity

Answer 29

a person why identifies as bisexual may identify differently at another point in time

Question 30

older brother studies show

Answer 30

• likelihood of being gay increases with the number of older brothers
• fraternal birth order effect accounts for approx 1/7 of the prevalence of homosexuality in men

Question 31

older brother studies only true if (2 things)

Answer 31

• male

- right handed

Question 32

intimate relationships of lesbian couples

Answer 32

lesbian couples report greater relationship satisfaction than either gay or heterosexual couples

Question 33

same-sex couples more likely to…

Answer 33

• remain friends after break up

- look for partners outside age, race, and socio-economic demographic

Question 34

what did Freud believe

Answer 34

we were all born bisexual

• bisexuality may be lost over time due to socialization