Honors Sex Orientation, Gender Identity, and The Law

Question 0

Erotic attraction to, and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the other sex

Answer 0

Heterosexual Orientation

Question 1

The direction of one’s romantic interests and sexual attractions

Answer 1

Sexual Orientation

Question 2

Erotic attraction to, and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the same sex

Answer 2

Homosexual orientation

Question 3

Erotic attraction to, and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the both sexes

Answer 3

Bisexual Orientation

Question 4

Males who are erotically attracted to and desire to form romantic relationships with other males

Answer 4

Gay Males

Question 5

Females who are erotically attracted to and desire to form romantic relationships with other females

Answer 5

Lesbians

Question 6

Erotic attraction to, and interest in developing romantic relationships with, males and females

Answer 6

Bisexuals

Question 7

Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Ally

Answer 7

LGBTQQIAA Community

Question 8

Why is the classification of individuals into orientation categories problematic?

Answer 8

1) Social stigma is associated with non-heterosexual identities
2) Not all people who are sexually attracted or have had sexual relations with individuals of the same-sex view themselves as homosexual or bisexual
3) Sexual-orientation classification is complicated by the fact that sexual behavior, attraction, love, desire, and sexual-orientation identity do not always match

Question 9

7-point scale from exclusively heterosexual behavior to exclusively homosexual behavior

Answer 9

Kinsey Continuum

Question 10

7 Dimensions of Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG)

Answer 10

Attraction, Behavior, Fantasy, Emotional Preference, Social Preference, Self-Identification, Lifestyle

Question 11

Each dimension is measured for the past, present, and ideal

Answer 11

Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG)

Question 12

What gender reports less homophobia than the other?

Answer 12

Female

Question 13

What gender’s sexual orientations are more flexible than the other’s

Answer 13

Female’s

Question 14

Three categories of bisexuals

Answer 14

bi-gay, bi-straight, and bi-bi

Question 15

The institutional and social reinforcement of heterosexuality as the privileged and powerful norm

Answer 15

Heterosexism

Question 16

Adolfsen’s multiple (5) dimensions of attitudes about homosexuality

Answer 16

1) General Attitude- “right” or “wrong”?
2) Equal Rights
3) Close Quarters
4) Public Display
5) Modern Homonegativity

Question 17

negative attitudes and emotions toward homosexuality and those who engage in homosexual behavior

Answer 17

Homophobia

Question 18

attaching negative connotations to homosexuality

Answer 18

Homonegativity

Question 19

a sense of personal failure and self-hatred among lesbians and gay men resulting from social rejection and stigmatization of being gay

Answer 19

Internalized Homophobia

Question 20

a parallel set of negative attitudes toward bisexuality and those identified as bisexual

Answer 20

Biphobia (or binegativity)

Question 21

2 Theories on why there are different sexual orientations?

Answer 21

1) Essentialism

2) Constructionism

Question 22

homosexuality is due to biological or development processes

Answer 22

Essentialism

Question 23

homosexuality is a social role

Answer 23

Constructionism

Question 24

What are the 4 Theoretical Approaches?

Answer 24

1) Biological Theories: Differences are innate
2) Developmental Theories: Differences are learned
3) Sociological Theories: Social forces at work
4) Interactional Theory: Biology and Sociology

Question 25

Factors in Biological Theories

Answer 25

• Genetics
• Hormones
• Birth Order
• Physiology

Question 26

Factors in Developmental Theories

Answer 26

• Freud and the Psychoanalytic School
• Gender-Role Nonconformity
• Behaviorist Theories

Question 27

(of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.

Answer 27

Effeminate

Question 28

Homosexuality is due to reinforcement of homosexual tendencies and/or punishing of heterosexual tendencies

Answer 28

Behaviorist Theory

Question 29

Violence against homosexuals

Answer 29

Gay bashing

Question 30

Cass (1979)- Stages of Homosexual Identity Development

Answer 30

1) Identity Confusion- “Who am I?”
2) Identity Comparison- “I may be homosexual”
3) Identity Tolerance- “I probably am homosexual”
4) Identity Acceptance- “I am homosexual”
5) Identity Pride- strong group identification
6) Identity Synthesis- no us vs. them
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Question 31

Being open about one’s sexual orientation and identity

Answer 31

“Coming Out”