FMST 210 : Chapter 11 Independent Questions.docx
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Chapter 11 independent questions: sexual minority youth (pp. 92% identify themselves as exclusively heterosexual in sexual orientation, a person"s preference for same- or opposite-sex partners. About 7% of teens report that they are still unsure of their sexual orientation, and 1% say that they classify themselves as exclusively gay, exclusively lesbian, or bisexual. By adulthood, 94% of teens report being exclusively heterosexual, and just over 5% describe themselves as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, leaving only a very small proportion who are still undecided as to their sexual orientation. Lay people and researchers alike have wondered what causes some people to develop a gay, lesbian, or bisexual orientation. Several twin studies show that when one identical twin is homosexual, the probability that the other twin will also be homosexual is 50 to. 60%, whereas the concordance rate is only about 20% for fraternal twins and only about. 11% for pairs of biologically unrelated boys adopted into the same family (dawood,
