Chapter 9 - Sexual Orientaation

Question 1

Models of Sexuality

Answer 1

• Unidimensional Contiumum Model
• Dichotomous Model
• Multidimensional Model

Question 2

Unidimensional Continuum Model

Answer 2

• Sexuality is a spectrum
• Made by Kinsey

Question 3

Multidimensional Model

Answer 3

• Sexuality affects all parts of oyour life
  o Behavior
  o Emotional and Social Preferences
  o Self Identification
  o Life Style
  o Fantasy
  o Sexual Attraction

Question 4

Theories

Answer 4

• Psychoanalytic
• Social Learning
• Biological

Question 5

Psychoanalytic (Freud)

Answer 5

• Oedipus Complex
  o Boys have
   Castration Anxiety about their dads cutting off their weiners
   Hate their dads but love their moms
  o Girls have
   Penis Envy – Little girls want a penis and go to their dad because he has one
   In Love with dad but want to get rid of mom \
  o Research Says he was wrong

Question 6

Social Learning

Answer 6

• “By default” myth
   The reason someone is a gay or lesbian is because you havent had a good heterosexual experience yet
• Seduction Myth
  o People become gay as children because they have been seduced by a older gay person
  o Gay teacher or something else

Question 7

Biological

Answer 7

• Genetic Factors
  o Study of Amydgala
  Gender Non Comformity
  Finger Length
  Hormonal Factors

Question 8

o Study of Amydgala

Answer 8

• Homosexual men and Heterosexual Women were more alike
   How Connected the Amgydala was is simmlar
   Also looked simmilar in how symetrical they were
• Homesexual Women and Heterosexual men were more alike
   How connected the amygdyala was is simmilar
   How the brain looked was simmilar

Question 9

Gender Non Comformity

Answer 9

• If you had more gender noncomfority in your childhood you are more likelt to be gay

Question 10

Finger Length

Answer 10

• Your ringers are different sizes depending on how much teosterone you got pre natally
  o You got more teosterone if your ring finger is bigger then your index finger
  o Vice Versa for less

Question 11

• Genetic Factors

Answer 11

o There is no “Gay Gene” that we know of
* In Twin Studies
* Identical Twins are more likely to both be gay then Faternal Twins

Question 12

Gay Rights Movement
History

Answer 12

• Stone Wall Inciident
• APA DSM (1973)
• Harvey Milk

Question 13

• APA DSM (1973)

Answer 13

o Homsexuality is no longer considered a mental illness

Question 14

• Stone Wall Inciident

Answer 14

o Gay bar in NYC that would be frequently raided by the police
o In 1969 they fought back and their was a riot

Question 15

• Harvey Milk

Answer 15

o First openly gay elected offical in USA
o Elected in california in 1977

Question 16

o Decrimilizqtion of private sexual behavior

Answer 16

• In 2003 Sodomy laws overturned

Question 17

o Same Sex Marriage

Answer 17

• Granted in the US In 2015

Question 18

o Anti Discrimination

Answer 18

• In 2014 federal law made to make it illegal for federal contractors to discriminate
• In 2022 there are 21 states that prohibit workplace and housing discrimination
   27 states have no state level nondiscrimination protections

Question 19

Steps of coming out

Answer 19

• Self Acknowledegment
• Self Acceptance
• Disclosure
• Telling the family