Theories of Homosexuality Through the biological perspective of deviance‚ sociologists have linked homosexuality to hormones‚ genes and the brain (Taylor‚ Thio & Schwartz‚ 2013). Hormonal theory does not describe a cause of homosexuality. Genetic Theory describes the cause of homosexuality as people being born gay. The brain theory is much more in depth about the cause of homosexuality. It states that the size of a person’s hypothalamus will cause them to be homosexual or not. Gay’s hypothalamuses
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Naked as a Gaybird is a performance put on by one man himself‚ Jay Bird. The play is about Jay Bird’s struggles growing up as a gay person and all of the issues he encountered. The performance went back and forth between scenes from his childhood. The argument of the production is that coming out of the closet can be a challenge‚ but once it happens‚ the rewards are worth the risk. There were some positive aspects of the performance and some negative aspects too. The costumes were quite unique to
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First off‚ I like Mary D. Garrard’s opening statement‚ “I will suggest a way of looking at Leonardo’s art that reveals it as indeed abnormal‚ but in social rather than psychological terms.”‚ because like the last week class’s lecture‚ it was very acceptable and tolerable to be flamboyant‚ or in better words‚ have girlish features. I agree with Garrard’s thoughts and her thesis about Leonardo da Vinci’s work. Also‚ Leonardo da Vinci made the women in his paintings as intelligent creature(s)‚ and equal
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Origins of sexual orientation have been attempted to be described with biological and environmental theories‚ though none is sufficient to explain the cause. Sexual orientation has been attributed to differences in structure and function of brain‚ specifically in hypothalamus of straight and gay men (LeVay‚ 1991). Though the research doesn’t establish hypothalamus as the cause of sexual orientation‚ it does indicate the presence of biological factor causing the sexual orientation. Several other studies
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1) What were the two hypotheses in this study? Put them in your own words and phrase them as directional hypotheses (i.e.‚ statements of what the researchers expected to find based on introduction section of the article). 6 pts Example of a directional hypothesis: Dogs will spend more time in physical contact with their sick owners than will cats. The first hypothesis was homophobic men are more sexually aroused to homosexual signs then non-homophobic men. The second hypothesis was homophobic
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Annotated Bibliography Ross‚ L. E.‚ Dobinson‚ C.‚ & Eady‚ A. (2010). Perceived Determinants of Mental Health for Bisexual People: A Qualitative Examination. American Journal of Public Health‚ 100(3)‚ 496–502. http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2008.156307 In the authors study‚ they gathered bisexuals through a convenience sample and then in that sample went through eligibility criteria to determine which participants were best fit to the definition of bisexuality . The author interviewed the participants
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We hear more and more about homosexuality in the media‚ but bisexuals aren’t discussed very much. It’s easy to make assumptions about people with different orientations‚ but many of them could be wrong. Here are some of the most common misconceptions out there about bisexuality. Number Seven: ’It’s Only a Phase’ A lot of people assume that bisexual experimentation is just something you try once in college. This is a stereotype that may be true for some‚ but is usually completely untrue. Studies
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Latosha Heard EDU 639: Socio- Cultural History Dr. Brenda Cole Date: August 08‚ 2011 Gay- Straight Alliance A survey by the GLSEN‚ found that 64% of homosexual students had experienced harassment in school. More recently‚ ABC News reports that a Campus Pride Study found that gay students are more likely to seriously consider leaving school due to discrimination over their sexual orientation. (Guest Author‚2011). In conducting my experiential activity‚ I discovered that like any other social
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Homosexuality is not a psychological disorder… In the past‚ homosexuality was considered to be a psychological disorder‚ up until the APA removed it from its list of mental illnesses. This was due to the fact that homosexuality causes no form of impairment on the individual’s judgment‚ stability‚ reliability‚ or general social and or vocational abilities. This decision made over 30 years ago‚ has caused a lot of criticism‚ many believe that the APA’s decision was made due to the amount of influence
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Male Gender Roles by Daniel Huerta Introduction to Sociology Sociology 1301 Spring 2011 Houston Community College Northline Campus Ms. Nichole C. Boutte-Heiniluoma Male Gender Roles As soon as a person is born‚ society has taken care of designating what gender that baby is born into. From the blanket in which the newborn is wrapped in‚ be it blue for boys or pink for girls‚ for the longest time has had this responsibility. In school the child is being taught by teachers
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