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FAS 332
Chapter 10 vocab
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Undergraduate 3
03/05/2009

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Sexual orientation
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The directionality of one's sexual interests-- toward members of the same sex, the other sex, or both
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Heterosexual orientation
Definition
attraction to the opposite sex
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Homosexual orientation
Definition

Attraction towards the same sex

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Gay males
Definition
Males with a homosexual orientation
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Lesbians
Definition
Females with a homosexual orientation
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Bisexuality
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Attraction to both males and females

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Heteroerotic
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Of an erotic nature and involving members of the other sex
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Homoerotic
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Of an erotic nature and involving members of one's own sex
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Biphobia
Definition
Negative attitudes and feelings towards bisexual people, including intolerance, hatred, and fear
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Butch
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A lesbian who assumes a traditional masculine gender role
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Femme
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A lesbian who assumes a traditional feminine gender role
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Monozygotic twins
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Twins who develop from the same fertilized ovum; identical twins

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Dizygotic twins
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Twins who develop from different fertilized ova; fraternal twins
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Concordance
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Agreement
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Activating effects
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The effects of sex hormones that influence the level of the sex drive but not sexual orientation
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Castration anxiety
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In psychoanalytic theory, a man's fear that his genitals will be removed; an element of the Oedipus complex, implicated in the directionality of erotic interests
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Homophobia
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A cluster of negative attitudes and feelings towards gay people, including intolerance, hatred, and fear; from Greek roots meaning "fear" [of members of the] "same" [sex]
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Gay bashing
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Violence against homosexuals
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