Chapter 14 Outline

There Is a Spectrum of Sexual Orientations

Study questions: 1 | 2 | 3

Sexual Orientation Is Not an Isolated Trait

• Box 14.1: Research Highlights: Boys Will Be Girls

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Diverse Theories Attempt to Explain Sexual Orientation

• Freud Put Forward Elaborate Developmental Theories to Explain Both Heterosexuality and Homosexuality
• Sexual Orientation Has Been Attributed to Socialization
• Biological Theories Focus on Prenatal Hormones and Genes

Study questions: 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

The Basis for Defining Homosexual People Has Changed over Time

• Homosexuals Were Thought of as Gender Inverts
• Gay People Were Later Subdivided on the Basis of Gender Characteristics

Study questions: 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

The Gay Community Has Struggled for Equal Rights

• The Gay Rights Movement Began in Germany
• Box 14.2: Sex in History: Harvey Milk
• Box 14.3: Society, Values, and the Law: Gay Marriage
• Gay People Are in Transition
• Gay Rights Are a Global Issue

Study questions: 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30

Growing Up Gay Presents Challenges

• Box 14.4: Personal Points of View: Hatred in the Hallways
• Coming Out Is a Lifelong Process
• Box 14.5: Society, Values, and the Law: Gay Meccas: West Hollywood and Northampton
• Lesbians and Gay Men Are Well Represented in Certain Occupations

Study questions: 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36

Gay People Who Belong to Minorities Have Special Concerns

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Gay Sex Has Its Own Style

• Box 14.6: Research Highlights: The Tearoom Trade
• Some Gay People Are Parents
• The Children of Gay Parents Generally Thrive

Study questions: 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48

Changing One’s Sexual Orientation Is Difficult or Impossible

Study questions: 49

Homophobia Has Multiple Roots

• Cultural Indoctrination Transmits Homophobia across Generations
• Homosexuality Is Seen as Transgressive
• Overcoming Homophobia Is a Grassroots Enterprise

Study questions: 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54

Bisexuals Are Caught between Two Worlds

• The Prevalence of Bisexuality Depends on Definitions
• Bisexuals Face Prejudice
• Box 14.7: Personal Points of View: Scenes from Bisexual Life

Study questions: 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59