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Chapter 9 Sexual Orientations
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A Continuum of Sexual Orientations • A specific orientation can include whether an individual: – Engages in sexual behavior with men, women, both, or neither – Feels sexual desire for men, women, both, or neither – Falls in love with men, women, both, or neither – Identifies himself or herself with a specific sexual orientation
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A Continuum of Sexual Orientations • Primary erotic, psychological, emotional, and social orientation – Homosexual • Orientation toward same sex • Gay men and lesbians – Bisexual • Orientation toward both same and other sex – Heterosexual • Orientation toward other sex – Asexual • No sexual attraction toward either sex
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Age at First Same-Sex Attraction
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Kinsey’s 7-point Continuum • 0 = exclusive contact with and erotic attraction to the other sex • 6 = exclusive contact with and erotic attraction to the same sex
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Sexual Fluidity • Variability in attraction at various times and situations • For women – Sexual fluidity is more common • For men – Sexual fluidity is much less common
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Asexual • Most asexual men and women have been asexual their whole lives
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  • Summer '14
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  • Homosexuality, LGB, sexual fluidity, sexual orientations
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