Cultural Differences Paper Psychology 535 September 20‚ 2010 Cultural Differences Paper In the following paper two multicultural concepts have been selected‚ which are individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Then‚ I will analyze individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Last‚ I will point out the significance in understanding cultural differences. Individualism versus collectivism Culture can be defined as a program of shared
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What is bisexuality? Synthesizing the predominant theories of bisexuality‚ Smiley (1997) suggested the following definition: Bisexuality is a sexual orientation in which an individual: experiences a combination of sexual and affectional attractions to members of both sexes; engages to varying degrees in sexual activities with both sexes; and self-identifies as bisexual in a way that is consonant with personal‚ social‚ political‚ and lifestyle preferences (Smiley‚ 375). Bisexual and the
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"Philadelphia" is a movie that enables the audience to visualize an alternative perspective of discrimination against HIV positive homosexual man. Throughout the movie‚ one can get an understanding of how a HIV positive homosexual is treated in society and the portrayal of him. "Philadelphia" stars Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett‚ an intelligent and sharp lawyer working for a large firm in Philadelphia. Andrew is diagnosed with AIDS and does not tell his supervisors in the firm of his sickness and
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Psychologists‚ who once thought that homosexuality was a mental disease‚ have learned over the last few decades that it seems to be caused by either a nature or nurturing influence. As society expands its views to accept certain groups of people who were once viewed as maladapted‚ science has helped potentially discover scientific causes for the behavior. Looking at the articles presented it seems that there is much stronger evidence to support the nature or biological cause for homosexuality.
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Human Sexuality 21 Professor Lanoix December 4‚ 2012 Pros and Cons of the Kinsey’s Scale Sex was such a horrible topic to talk about‚ but a biologist of Indiana University introduced a scale that broke the silence. The silence changed due to this biologist named Alfred C. Kinsey (1894-1956). Kinsey broke the silence because before the scale everyone would keep their sexual orientation to themselves and most likely did not tell anyone. In other words‚ he was a great influence to people because
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Homosexuality in Film When sultry‚ womanly JoAnn steps into the five and dime‚ rarely would a viewer automatically leap to the conclusion that twenty years prior‚ that gorgeous she had been a he. Ed Graczyk and Robert Altman pushed the envelope when they so blatantly portrayed homosexuality and trans-genderedness in a movie in 1982. They were not‚ however the first to choose to display homosexuality in movies. "In fact‚ homosexuality‚ or the idea of it‚ has been with [the viewer] since movies
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Kalene Needham Wear 20 May 2011 AP Lang and Comp Homosexuality: Environment vs. Genetics In 1992‚ Vice-President Dan Quayle said that homosexuality "is more of a choice than a biological situation...It is a wrong choice." (PBS). Quayle’s statement counters the sentiment of many homosexuals that their sexual orientation is neither a lifestyle nor a personal choice‚ it is innate and unchangeable. The question as to whether homosexuals are born gay‚ or through some experience or mere choice‚ choose
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I Want to be Heterosexual During the intimate process of multiplication‚ which took eight months‚ I sparkled and glittered my way out of one world and into another‚ which were similarly one-in-the-same. According to basic biology‚ and to my understanding‚ I’ve been living with a unique X and Y chromosome‚ and so I’ve been associating myself as that since the day of my birth. I’ve been surrounded by an exponential amount of estrogen my entire fabulous life‚ perhaps like women’s menstrual cycles
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Freedom of personal choice is an issue that in many instances is taken for granted in contemporary society. However when considered fully it would appear that in many cases freedom of personal choice is relegated to those who conform to the expected conventions of mainstream society. That is to say a person has freedom of choice to marry who they wish providing their preferred choice of partner is not of the same sex. Another example is the issue of adoption. Providing the intended parents are a
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Screening Paper: Boys in the Band Foremost‚ the film Boys in the Band‚ is the first major-studio production to deal frankly with homosexuality; a breakthrough film in the gay film genre. This film centers around a birthday party at an apartment in the city‚ where a group of closely knit friends are invited but a straight man surprisingly arrives‚ making the already unbearable tension even worse. What starts out as an entertaining evening plummets into a rollercoaster ride of emotion‚ infused with
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