Exam 12: Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

What is homophobia? What social categories of people are more likely and less likely to be homophobic?

Joe internalizes a homosexual sexual role and develops a self-concept consistent with that sex role's expectations. Joe's situation is best described as:

Discuss the research mentioned in the text on the biological origins of homosexuality. What does this research tell us about biology and homosexuality? Do you think sociological explanations for homosexuality are more robust? Why or why not?

Ted has taken on a homosexual way of life and has disclosed his homosexual identity to friends and family members. Ted is currently going through the _____ stage of the coming out process.

_______ describes the desire to adopt behavior patterns associated with one sex or the other, or the perception of this behavior as preferable to alternatives.