Exam 10: Sexual Orientation

Though the courts routinely grant custody to heterosexual parents regardless of whether the arrangement is better for the child or not,biological parents who are gay or lesbian are often denied custody of their own children.

When two females kiss they get a different reaction than when two males kiss.The less sanctioned female kiss illustrates __________.

This chapter takes the position that gays are a minority group subject to all of the same pressures and persecution that all minority groups face and thus advocates that the problem with homosexuality is that it _________.

Because homosexuality is behavior that does not conform to social expectations,it is common for homosexuals to be __________ and treated as second-class citizens.

The fact that 47 percent of Americans feel that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex is sometimes or always wrong,and that 63 percent of older Americans view homosexual relations as wrong,is taken as evidence of __________.

Which of the following treatments has been utilized by psychiatry as a cure for homosexuality?

Discuss the Judeo-Christian view of homosexuality and how that ideology has affected church policy toward gays and lesbians.Use examples. Ideal

Some people cannot get themselves to think of homosexuals as equal to heterosexuals.In a social hierarchy,they place homosexuals at or near the bottom.These people exhibit __________.

Scientific research on the biological basis of sexuality has largely excluded __________.

Derek,who is gay,would have faced __________ penalties in the fourteenth century as compared to the penalties gays face today.

Which was the first state to allow marriage for same-sex couples?

The "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" rule led to a large number of homosexuals in the military coming "out of the closet."

Public opinion __________ homosexuality and homosexual behavior.

The term "sexual preference" implies __________.

About __________ percent of juveniles who are lesbian,gay,bisexual,or transgendered indicate they have heard anti-gay comments.

A sexual orientation toward someone of the opposite sex,such as when a female is attracted to a male,refers to __________.

Ernie has lately begun speaking out on the issue of gay,lesbian,and bisexual rights.He is becoming a(n)__________.

__________ has a long tradition in Western society,largely because of the Judeo-Christian treatment of homosexuality as a heinous sin.

Stonewall effectively stopped the gay rights movement.

Sociologists understand deviance in a very particular way,noting that it __________.