Human Sexuality Chapter 6
What did Freud mean when he said we are polymorphously perverse?
Freud argued that humans are polymorphously perverse (can derive pleasure from almost anything)Implies that everyone is inherently bisexual, possessing the capacity to develop attraction to men or to women. Freud theorized normal progression th
According to LeVay what part of the brain had a nucleus that was smaller in women and gay men? What are they myths about homosexuality?
LeVay's (1991) reported that the third interstitial nucleus of anterior hypothalamus (INAH3) in heterosexual men was more than twice of homosexual men
What did Diamond theory about female sexuality?
Diamond found that some women appear to adapt their sexual & romantic attraction to specific persons instead of overall categories
What is monosexism?
Monosexism: belief that exclusive attraction to one sex is the norm
What is sexual orientation?
Sexual orientation: the unique pattern of sexual and romantic desire, behavior, and identity each person expresses
Are men or women more likely to engage in same sex behavior in prison?
Women are more likely to engage in same sex behavior in prison.
Is it true that gay men's female relatives on the mother's side have significantly more offspring than heterosexual's maternal relatives?
YESSSSS bitch
Asexuality
a lack of sexual attraction to people of either sex
How did the DSM used to classify homosexuality?
classified as a disorder/ mental illness
What is the Kinsey scale?
heterosexual-homosexual rating scale
Is the concordance rate of homosexuality the same or different for identical and fraternal twins?
in a study of 61 pairs of twins, researchers found among their mostly male subjects a concordance rate for homosexuality of 66% among monozygotic twins and a 30% among dizygotic twins
What is biphobia?
negative attitudes towards bisexual people.
What is pansexual?
not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender identity.
What are they myths about homosexuality?
this notion that homosexuality is confounded with having AIDS. this idea that gay men are pedophiles gay parents raise gay children gay men are more promiscous
