PSYCH 3060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sexual Orientation, Prejudice
26 Sep 2017
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Sexual orientation- distinct preference for sexual partners of a particular sex in the presence of clear alternatives. Heterosexual- individual with a sexual orientation primarily to members of the opposite sex. Homosexual- individual with a sexual orientation primarily to members of the same sex. Bisexual- individual with a sexual orientation towards both men and women. -3-7% of men are homosexual; 1. 5-4% of women are homosexual asexual- individual with a lifelong lack of sexual attraction to men or women psychoanalytic explanation of homosexuality isn(cid:495)t very useful or accurate. -some believed in history that homosexuals were mentally ill and took very negative attitudes regarding their homosexuality.
