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FAM 253 Human sexuality Exam III Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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FAM 253 Human sexuality Exam III Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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FAM 253 Human sexuality Exam III DetailedQuestions and Expert Answers
What is a component of Klein's model of sexual orientation? - ANS The concept of
time - past, present and future.
Sexual orientation is the result of what? - ANS Physiological influences, interaction
of genetics and social influences.
Florida - ANS Still had laws against same-sex couples until 2010.
Christianity and Judaism - ANS Have traditionally been strongly opposed to
homosexual behavior.
What characterizes the "identity" stage of Cass's proposed stages of lesbian and
gay identity formation? - ANS The person realizes that sexual orientation is a
central part of personality.
Sexual Orientation - ANS Nearly 20% of the estimated single-bias hate crimes
reported to the FBI in 2014 were due to this.
Identity Synthesis - ANS Last stage of the six stage model of gay and lesbian
formation in which the individual becomes fully comfortable with his or her sexual
orientation and considers all aspects of his or her personality.
,Heterophobia - ANS If you are lesbian or gay in America you express fear of
intimacy this way.
Diethylstilbestrol or DES/synthetic estrogen - ANS Females exposed to this in the
womb are more likely to identify as bisexual or lesbian.
Behaviorist theory - ANS Contends that homosexual orientation is the result of
various reinforcements and punishments.
Changes in the "coming out" process - ANS 1. In the 1970's many waited until
adulthood to come out.
2. In the 80's and 90's people began coming out in their teens
3. By 2007, people began coming out as early as middle school.
United Church of Christ - ANS Welcomes heterosexuals, gay and transgender.
Indirect cues such as gait and speech - ANS What do people often use to
determine whether a person is gay or lesbian.
Homophobia - ANS Creates and attitude among people in which they feel they are
permitted to kill homosexuals, assault homosexuals and harass homosexuals.
Reparative therapy - ANS Homosexual orientation is an illness to be cured.
, Suicide, use of illegal drugs and unprotected sexual activity - ANS Low family
acceptance during the coming out process is related to an increased risk in all of
these.
Brazil - ANS Latin-American country with more openness to same sex relationships
and with the longest history of legalization of same sex behavior.
Finger length pattern - ANS Physiological research related to sexual orientation has
focused on this characteristic.
A man is not considered gay if he takes an active penetrating role with male sexual
partners - ANS Statement describing many Central and South American countries
views of same sex sexual behavior.
Genetics, Birth order and hormones - ANS Biological theories claim that differing
sexual orientations are due to differences in physiology and all differences can be
due to these factors.
2003 - ANS The year the Supreme Court overturned the Texas antisodomy law,
which made consensual sex between same sex couples illegal.
Male-type finger pattern - ANS Physiologist say ring fingers being longer than index
finger indicate
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