Sexual Identity Flashcards
Rich
That women are forced into heterosexuality and socialised into accepting it.
Weeks
Belonging to a community. LGBT, some people may participate in gay community but not engaging in same sex relationships, some may engage in same sex relationships but not identify as gay.
Mcintosh
Once a male identifies as homosexual, he adopts characteristics based upon it
Plummer
Homosexual career
Reiss
Young males engage in homosexual acts for money but do not identify as gay
Quinn
Native American Tribes and how same-sex marriages were often celebrated between two males, the more feminine partner being the ‘beardache’
Gay in Britain Report
55% reported still encounter regular homophobia
Goffman
Used the term impression management to describe how people hide their sexualities because they are scared of the stigmatisation
Kinsely scale
Spectrum for sexuality
Equality Act 2010
Illegal to discriminate against a homosexual person. Even heterosexuals are adopting a new identity, such as metrosexual- men who take pride in their appearance
Postmodernism
Society based on choice and increased acceptance of what is normal
Pornography
Sex Education form found that half of the children using the internet were exposed to pornography, almost a third received comments unwanted sexual comments
