Sexual Orientation Flashcards
Chapter 14
What is a better alternative to the term sexual orientation?
Sexual preference
What does MSM and WSW mean?
Men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women
What is the difference between polysexual and pansexual?
Polysexuality refers to people who reject attraction to any genders, as genders are not perceived to be important. (Eg. they are also attracted to trans people)
Pansexuality is attraction towards people, regardless of gender or biological sex.
What is the correct LGBT?
LGBTI
Sexual orientation
- Gay
- Lesbian
- Bisexual
Gender identity
- Transgender
- Intersex
What is Storm’s two dimensional scheme?
A scheme for sexual identity.
From low to high homoerotisicm along the horizontal axis and high to low heteroerotisicm along the vertical axis.
- Four quadrants contain homosexuals, asexuals, bisexuals and heterosexuals
What is 0 on Kinsey’s scale?
Exclusively heterosexual
What are 3 myths about sexual orientation?
- A dichotomous model of sexual orientation exists (eg. completely homosexual or completely heterosexual)
- Gender is the primary criterion for sexual partner selection
- Sexual orientation is immutable (unchanging)
What most negatively influences attitudes towards sexual minorities? (research)
Traditional gender role attitudes
Who expresses the most negative feelings towards homosexuality? (research)
Those who believe it is learned.
True or false? Most people are bisexual, either latent or manifest. (research)
Research indicates that this is true
The vast majority of pedophiles are ____ (research)
Heterosexual men
True or false? Research has found that same0gender sexual experience and orientation has occured across history and cultures?
True
What percentage of men and women have had same gender sexual experiences since puberty? (research)
9% of men
4.3% of women
What percent of men and women report feeling desire for the same sex? (research)
44% of men
59% of women
In men, the likelihood of being gay increases with the number of ____ (research)
older brothers
Only true of right handed