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| sexual orientation is defined as _____ consistently made after adolescence in the presence of clear alternatives. |
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| isolated instances of sexual behavior may or may not reflect one's sexual orientation. recent surveys indicated that ____% of the adult male population and about _______% of the adult female population have a homosexual orientation. |
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| A true bisexual would have a rating of ___ on Kinsey's 7 point rating scale. |
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| The _____ of the vast majority of homosexuals and bisexuals are just as strong and consistent with their anatomical sex as among heterosexuals. |
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| Conformity or nonconformity with gender ______ does not always predict one's sexual orientation. a great many of them do not walk, talk, dress, or act any differently than anyone else. |
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| Psychoanalytic explanations state that heterosexuality is the "normal" outcome and that homosexuality results from problems in resolving the ____ complex. |
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| _______ regards homosexuality and heterosexuality as learned behaviors; good or rewarding experiences with individuals of one sex and/or bad experiences with individuals of the other sex would lead to a particular orientation. |
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| In the ______ society in Melanesia, all boys engage in same-sex sexual behaviors for many years, yet the large majority grow up to have a heterosexual orientation |
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| Studies with twins indicate a ____ factor, while anatomical studies have found differences in the _____ of heterosexuals and homosexuals. |
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| Many researchers believe that differences in _____ before or shortly after we are born predispose us to a particular sexual orientation. nearly all agree that biological and social/cultural influences _____ to produce sexual orientation |
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| Anthropologists find that most societies are ____ tolerant of homosexuality than prevailing attitudes in the US. |
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| The ____ and the _____ accepted homosexuality, as did the early Christians. It was not until Saint ____ that homosexuality came to be viewed as unnatural or "against the laws of nature" and not until the 1600 and 1700s that it was regarded at criminal. |
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| The process of _____, or identifying oneself as homosexual, involves several often painful stages. |
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| The first stage is ______. In the final stages, the individual attempts to gain the acceptance and understanding of friends, family and coworkers. |
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| admitting to oneself that one has a homosexual orientation |
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| This is difficult in a society filled with ____, socially reinforced negative attitudes toward individuals, communities, and homosexual behaviors. |
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| T/F In some cultures, same-sex behavior is considered normal for boys during adolescence. |
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| T/F homosexuals usually act and/or dress differently from heterosexuals |
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| T/F Bisexuals are people who are afraid to admit to themselves their real homosexuality |
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| T/F Most homosexuals are unhappy with their sexual orientation and would like to become heterosexual |
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| T/F A homosexual orientation indicates a gender identity problem |
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| T/F A male homosexual can be made heterosexual by administering large doses of testosterone |
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| T/F people who have had same-sex sexual experiences are by definition homosexual in orientation |
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| T/F Women who have had same-sex sexual relations are more likely to be bisexual than homosexual |
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| T/F Freud believed that all people were capable of becoming either heterosexual or homosexual, depending on their early childhood experiences. |
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| T/F Researchers have found a higher rate of concordance for homosexuality between identical twins than between nonidentical twins |
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| T/F A bisexual is anyone who has had sex with both men and women |
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| T/F recent studies support Kinsey's findings that 10% of American men are homosexual |
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| T/F Same-sex sexual experiences before age 15 are a good predictor of adult sexual orientation |
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| T/F many homosexuals and bisexuals have gender dysphoria |
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| T/F most lesbians have not had pleasurable sexual relations with men |
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| T/F extremely effeminate ("sissy") boys always develop a homosexual orientation |
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| T/F if one identical twin is homosexual, the other twin always is too |
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| T/F studies have found that areas of the hypothalamus (in the brain) are different in male heterosexuals and homosexuals. |
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| T/F most homosexuals adopt a single role ("Masculine" or "feminine") in their relationships |
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| T/F children raised by openly homosexual parents are more likely to develop a homosexual orientation than children raised by heterosexual parents. |
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| Henry has had a few same-sex sexual experiences, but has had sex only with women since he turned 15 ten years ago. |
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| Joyce has been married and enjoyed sexual relations with her husband, but now prefers sexual relations with women. |
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| Frank has had sex with both men and women |
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| not enough information to make a guess |
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| michael believes he is a woman and has sex only with men |
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| carl sometimes enjoys sex with women, but prefers sexual relations with men |
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| tom is 12 years old and his few sexual experiences have been exclusively with boys his age |
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| not enough information to make a guess |
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| Alice enjoys sex with men most of the time, but she often enjoys sex with women as well |
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| diane has had sex only with men, but occasionally has homosexual fantasies |
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| matthew occasionally goes to bathhouses and lets other men give him oral-genital sex |
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| not enough information to make a guess |
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| mary's gender identity is not consistent with her anatomical sex |
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| steve is 19 years old and his only sexual experiences have been with women, but all his sexual fantasies are about men |
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| in this book, sexual orientation is defined as distinct preferences consistently made after ____ in the presence of clear alternatives. |
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| Researchers believe that hormones may affect sexual orientation during which time of life? |
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| before or shortly after birth |
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| according to this chapter, biological factors probably ____ individuals to a particular sexual orientation. |
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| The four stages of the coming-out process are ___,____,____,&____. |
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| admitting a homosexual orientation to oneself; getting to know other homosexuals; telling family and friends of ones sexual orientation; complete openness about one's homosexuality |
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| Name four nonliving homosexuals who made significant contributions to mankind. |
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| socrates, leonardo da vinci, michaelangelo, gertrude stein, walt whitman |
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