PSYC 172 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sexual Orientation, Lgbt Community, Verbal Fluency Test
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Hard to fit people in categories but: homosexuals, heterosexuals, bisexual. Mostly attracted to men but sort of to women. It doesn"t have all the orientations that we have. Kinsey- 7 point scale: less category specific, 0- no attraction to same sex partner, 1- i am heterosexual. But if angeline jolie asked her to have sex with her she would. 2- having trouble- can tell i feel different for most people and then flips. Some say bisexuality different ranges most of the time in research- people say 2-4 range. Approximately 2% of women 3% of men categorize themselves as mostly or exclusicely. Mostly opposite sex- far more women in the gray area: definitely have some of the incidental homosexuality. More men comfortable with the extreme: more women in mid range then men. Gay and bi men less masculine as children: wont play with stereotypical toys like gi-joes etc, wont say they want male typical jobs like firemen etc.
