Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: H-Y Antigen, Prejudice, Pansexuality

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Sexual orientation and identity: gay, lesbian, bi, straight, or asexual. Sexual identity: one"s self-identity as gay, heterosexual, bisexual, or asexual. Sexual orientation: a person"s erotic and emotional orientation towards members of his or her own gender or members of the other gender. Asexual: a person who is not attracted to men or women: asexual individuals are not distressed about this and thus it cannot be classi ed as a disorder. Queer: a self-label used by some lgbs and by some heterosexuals who want to identity as outside the social norm with respect to gender or sexuality. Pansexual: omnisexual or polisexual, a person who is open to relationships with people of any sex, gender, or gender identity. Typological conceptualization: putting things into distinct categories (i. e. black/white, male/ female, gay/straight), kinsey went against this a created a scale/continuum for sexual behaviour (does not address attraction) Homonegativity: negative attitudes and behaviours towards gay men and lesbians; sometimes called antigay prejudice or sexual prejudice.