Lecture 6 Flashcards
what are 2 ways to measure sexual orientation
kinsey scale of sexual behaviour
klein sexuality grid
what is kinsey scale of sexual behaviour
scale that was developed from interviews on sexual behaviours, attractions, etc.
it categorized ppl as straight, gay or bi, and there are gradients in between each category
what is the klein sexuality grid
defines peope in terms of their sexual orientation across time (past, current, future sexual behaviour/ideal orientation)
it breaks orientation into many categories: emotional pref, lifestyle questions, behaviour, etc
Mustanski et al: sexual orientation prevalance in US youth sample
measured both sexual identity and behaviour
found girls show a lot more bisexual identity and same and opposite sex behaviour
lots of variation in behaviour vs identity
Savin-Williams et al: sexual fluidity in young adulthood
how sexual identity and attraction changes from age group
showed quite a bit of change over time but generally same in men and women
biggest shift seen in bisexual group
a lot more women identified as mostly homosexual
Meyer: minority stress model
3 main variables:
- minority characteristics
- poor psychological well being
- experiences of discrimination
minority can lead to discrimination which leads to poor being, but also minority can lead directly to poor well being (the chart)
why are so many LGBT youth homeless?
lack of support at home
what are 3 risk factors for LGBT youth
sexual dating violence
suicide
homelessness
true or false: LGBT youth are twice as likely to use illegal drugs
true
Russell and Fish: LGBT youth and mental health
youth been coming out at younger ages due to societal acceptance
but early adolescence involves elevated risk of social exclusion as gender/sexuality norms strictly enforced by peers
lgbt youth have more bullying, risk of substance use, and lower well being as a result
list the 4 failures of psychosocial theories and explain each
psychodynamic perspective
- discuss how homosexuality occurs
- no evidence that gay men have hostile or absent fathers, or over protective moms
social learning perspective
- argue early rewarding sexual experiences w same sex increase chance of same sex identity, but we know many ppl who go to single sex schools and have early experiences do not all become gay/les
seduction hypothesis
- idea that boys become gay via sexual interactions w older men or sex play w brothers but there is no evidence
socialization
- no evidence gay and les ppl are socialized diff from straight people
Russel et al: Identity category labels
explored if identity labels are irrelevant to youth and if teens are “post gay”
found that a lot of people do prefer labels
stats: 1/3 gay or les, 1/3 bi, 5% queer, 13% questioning and 9% wrote in a response
