FAD4451 Chapter 13 Questions and Answers
Sexual identity - Answer-one's self-identity as gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or something else.
- There may be contradictions between people's sexual identity and their choice of sexual partners.
-Statistics are complex because much depends...
FAD4451 Chapter 13 Questions
and Answers
Sexual identity - Answer-one's self-identity as gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or
something else.
- There may be contradictions between people's sexual identity and their choice of
sexual partners.
-Statistics are complex because much depends on how homosexual is defined.
Question of how many people are gay remains difficult to answer because it depends
on - Answer-how you count.
- i.e: Are homosexuality and heterosexuality distinct categories?
Kinsey decided to conceptualize homosexuality and heterosexuality as variations on a -
Answer-continuum
- many people may have had both some heterosexual and some same-gender
experience, in various mixtures.
- Probably about 90% of men and women are exclusively heterosexual.
Genetic factors on how people become gay or heterosexual - Answer-- Higher
concordance among identical twins than fraternal twins clearly indicates a genetic
contribution.
- Multiple genes are likely involved.
- Genetic factors do not absolutely determine sexual orientation, however.
Prenatal factors of becoming Gay or Heterosexual - Answer-- Prenatal exposure to
atypical hormones and to maternal stress have both been explored.
- Fraternal birth order effect: gay men are more likely to have a late birth order and to
have more older brothers.
- Lower 2D:4D finger-length ratio may reflect more prenatal androgen exposure in
lesbians.
- Gay men and lesbians are more likely to be left-handed, again suggesting a hormonal
effect.
- Epigenetic factors may make the fetus more or less sensitive to androgens.
Gay men and lesbians are more likely to be ________-handed, again suggesting a
hormonal effect. - Answer-left
Gay men are more likely to have a _______ birth order and to have more _______
brothers. - Answer-late
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