sexual identities

Question 1

McCormack

Answer 1

Change of attitudes towards gay people within sixth forms - positive and accepting

Question 2

McIntosh

Answer 2

once a male has accepted label of ‘homosexual’ he will start to fulfil expectations of having high voice to create attention to his appearance married men who admitted themselves as ‘straight’ and found other males attractive did not show homosexual signs. found that once individuals have accepted label of ‘homosexuality’ then they would start fulfilling associated characteristics

Question 3

Rich

Answer 3

argues that women’s sexuality is oppressed by men in patriarchal society through institutions such as marriage, sexual violence e.g. rape and through sexual objectification

women are socialised into into subordinate roles ensuring their availability and heterosexuality is forced upon them. Lesbians are constructed as abnormal since it is a threat to male dominance over women