Sexual orientation is the nature of sexual or erotic desires that is the direction of an individual’s sexual desires and emotions towards members of the opposite sex (homosexual)‚ members of the same sex (homosexuals) and in some instances both (bisexual). In simple terms it is the sexual preference of individuals. Several factors have been listed by vast majority of sexuality researchers. Most dominant among the listed causes are genetic/biological‚ social influences and psychological factors. The
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Chapter 8 Sex‚ Gender‚ and Society‚ had a section discussing Sexual Orientation. This particular section gripped my attention. First due to the fact that I’m a homosexual male living in our society. Throughout the reading the author stats “Many cast homosexuality as a “deviant life-style choice.” First homosexuality is not a choice‚ I have known of my sexuality as a young child. As an individual why would I or my peers chose to live a lifestyle of judgment‚ and hatred? Some individuals believe homosexuality
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sexual orientation‚ alongside bisexual and heterosexual. The longstanding consensus of the behavioral and social sciences and the health and mental health professions is that homosexuality is an example of normal and positive variation in human sexual orientation. Currently the most common adjectives in use are lesbian for women and gay for men‚ though gay can refer to either men or women. The American Psychology Association defines sexual orientation in the following way: “Sexual orientation is an
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Sexual Orientation Definitions Biphobia: Irrational fears or hatred of bisexuality; the fear or hatred of bisexual feelings in oneself Bisexual: An individual who is attracted to people of both the same sex and of the opposite sex Gay: A male homosexual Heterosexual: A person whose primary erotic‚ psychological‚ emotional‚ and social interest is toward members of the opposite sex. Homophobia: Irrational fears or hatred of homosexuality; the fear of homosexual feelings in oneself; selfhatred because
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the three basic orientations to conflict. They are Lose-Lose‚ Win-Lose‚ and Win-Win. Lose-Lose: In this orientation‚ people try to avoid conflict‚ The conflict is negative. We may not express our own needs or rights‚ and we are unable to be honest when giving our feedback. Win-Lose: In this orientation‚ the disagreements are battles. The person who loses may feel the need to get even. Each person tries to prove their point‚ and out-weigh the other Win-Win: In this orientation‚ everyone is
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Running Head: DISCRIMINATION HR Management Issue – Sexual Orientation Discrimination Table of Contents Introduction ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sexual Orientation Discrimination Definition ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Explanation of Topic ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Background of Issue ……………………………………… . . . . . . . .
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What Causes Sexual Orientation Sexual orientation is a largely controversial subject in today’s society. And in the topic of sexual orientation‚ there is a question that is always asked. “What causes or determines the sexual orientation of a human being‚ and can sexual orientation be changed?” There is no set answer to this because there are multiple theories and components that contribute to sexual orientation. Almost all theories fall under the ideology category because of all the different
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination Men and women are being killed in Iraq for their sexual orientation. In Iraq people are dying for showing or coming out to being gay or any other sexuality. If they try to make a pack the government hunts them down and kills them. For these acts‚ the human rights organization Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ Transgender group has benefited the people in Iraq suffering from sexual orientation discrimination. 1980’s non fiction books on gay rights movement comes to the
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Diversity in Sexual Orientation by Jason Burnley When I think about diversity in the world I too think about diversity when it comes to sexual orientation. Sometimes I think -- How is sexual identity developed? What influences who we become sexually? Why is there such diversity in sexual orientation? To be quite frank‚ there are no correct or incorrect answers to these questions. The idea of sexual orientation and behavior is a very complex one. What was true in the past is certainly different
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The LGBT population in the workplace is growing and the percentage shows from research in the journal article Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace: A Systematic Review of Literature “the ratio of GLBT employees to the entire workforce is between 3% and 12% in the US. Between 5% and 7% of the total UK population is GLB (Colgan‚ Creegan‚ McKearney‚ & Wright‚ 2007
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