Essays Tagged: "Sexual orientation"
Homosexual prejudices, homosexual targeted hate crimes, and the history of homosexuality.
ight to engage in the social institution of marriage which is unreasonable due to the fact that homosexuality is something that you are born with, it is not a choice that a person decides upon. Gays a ... is not a choice that a person decides upon. Gays and lesbians have been treated unjustly for their sexual orientation or their attraction to the same sex. Being gay or straight is something that I be ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Influence of parents on their children's sexual orientation
Bailey, J. Michael. Sexual Orientation of Adult Sons of Gay Fathers. Developmental Psychology. 1995, Vol. 31, No ... Developmental Psychology. 1995, Vol. 31, No. 1, 124-129Golombok, Susan. Do Parents Influence the Sexual Orientation of Their Children? Findings From a Longitudinal Study of Lesbian Families ... 32, No. 1, 3-11Meyer-Bahlburg, Heino F.L. Parental Influences on the Development of Homosexual Orientation. Developmental Psychology. 1995, Vol. 31, No. 1, 12-21Patterson, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
The Biology of Identity
THE BIOLOGY OF IDENTITY(In hopes to find the TRUTH behind "sexual anomalies") Without having any value judgments on sexual 'deviancy'- the word itself m ... seem to imply disapproval. Whether it be transvestism, voyeurism, exhibitionism, or sadomasochism, sexual deviancy is by many considered unnatural and inhuman. However these two words 'unnatural and ... nsidered unnatural and inhuman. However these two words 'unnatural and inhuman' is exactly what homosexuality is not. The truth is, sexual deviancy is as much a function of biology and as much a produ ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Intro to Human Sexuality
Homosexuality is an erotic attraction, sexual behavior, emotional attachment, and a definition of the se ... al attachment, and a definition of the self. Over 7 1/2 million people in the United States are homosexual. These people are those who are interested in the same sex as lovers. They are often thought ... same sex as lovers. They are often thought of gays for men and lesbians for the females. A persons sexual orientation is what sex one is attracted to, the types are: bisexuality ( both sexes), homose ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Hate Speech on College Campuses
or policies prohibiting speech that offends any group based on race, gender,ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.That's the wrong response, well-meaning or not. The First Amendment to theUnited ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Lucid dreams, the First Virtual reality
ormally be impossible in the "awake world". We find the men orwomen of our dreams, depending on our sexual orientation. While we dream, these wonderfulthings become our temporary reality. Yet sometime ... e to the condition of dreaming, many different paths have been created for exploration.From Freud's sexual symbolism to the current random recollection theories diversity in dreaminterpretation abound ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Gays in the Military a matter of national insecurity
nto a case of whether our country should discriminate against a group merely because of involuntary sexual orientation. Two persistent principles are evident within this topic: that homosexuals are ev ... licy concerning gays, solutions to reduce homophobia in the military, a policy model concerning homosexuals in the military ( Lepicer 1-14 ).Prior to the arrival of the Clinton Administration with its ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Lesbian Health
ave seemed invisible within the health care system because they don't necessarily differ from heterosexual women in any obvious ways, and because they may choose not to "come out" and disclose their s ... ubstance abuse, suicide, and social isolation may occur more frequently in lesbian women than heterosexual women. Additionally, lesbians may have higher prevalence rates of certain cancers that differ ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
"Homosexuality as a Deviance" The view that homosexuality is deviant allows society to discriminate against certain people.
ocial norms, therefore is socially created. Since most people in the United States believe that homosexuality is wrong, society has created homosexuality to be a deviance. Since deviance is relative a ... eated homosexuality to be a deviance. Since deviance is relative and not absolute to a society, homosexuality is not a universal form of sexual deviance. There are many cultures that accept forms of h ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Living In A Multicultural Society
ty may be a hard task. Aspects of society that make it hard to identify ones self include a persons sexual orientation, their ethnicity and their lifestyles.In society there are many labels that are p ... icity and their lifestyles.In society there are many labels that are put on people because of their sexual orientation. For years people have been taught that the correct way to live is to be in a het ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Hate Crimes - This essay is about what hate crimes are, how often they happen, and what we can do to help prevent them
dice against the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of another group or individual. These acts are not only against the victim(s), bu ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
This is an extra credit opinion paper for my group counseling class on labeling
ey are battling. In today's socety people are constantly being labeled according to race, religion, sexual orientation, and so on. I believe that some people are mentally ill, but the vast majority of ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Solidarity and it's impact on Communism in Poland. This is a research essay addressing how the Polish people struggled to overthrow communism in Poland. Bibliography included
economy, ultimately leading to a classless society with no discrimination against age, sex, race or sexual orientation ("The rise and fall of Solidarnosc."). In this society, there was public ownershi ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Title : Describe Potential Forms Of Discrimination In Businesses
their membership of a socially distinct group or category. Such categories include ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, age, and disability. Discrimination applying to ... ated at because of any of the above reasons they are allowed to take that person to court.HarassmentSexual harassment, in law, a type of employment discrimination. Sexual harassment can take many form ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Sexual Orientation Does Not Determine Parenting Abilities: A reaction paper supporting gays and lesbians parenting rights
Sexual Orientation Does Not Determine Parenting AbilitiesThe conception that lesbians and gay men ma ... possible or immoral. Gay men and lesbians are often viewed as excluded from having children because sexual reproduction is related to men and women couples only. My approach to this uniquely controver ... not necessarily the most common form anymore. Thus, gay and lesbians should not be judged by their sexual orientation to determine their abilities as a parent.There is no valid reason for refusing to ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Respecting The rules: The disagreement with the don't ask, don't policy.
rmy Forces are currently under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which governs the conduct of homosexual personnel. " The policy allows gay people to serve in the military if they keep their sexual ... confidential; it also restricts the military's right to pursue information about a service member's sexual orientation"(Williams 106). In most of the armed forces the policy is only enforced half the ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Anti-Discrimination measures and the EU.
ction to combat 'discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation'. The Council has adopted two directives and two decisions based on this article ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > European Union
Multicultural counseling, diversity counseling, counseling diverse populations, APA references.
hink beyond these categories to consider a second tier of diversity, for instance, age, disability, sexual orientation, etc. What is the dominant culture? In most references the comparison is associ ... s the comparison is associated with the White Euro-American norms. The basic assumption that heterosexuality is the only normal path of all human beings creates a need for counseling trainees to cons ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Underclass stereotypes in the media.
otypes in the media usually classify individuals by their class, ethnicity, occupation, gender, and sexual orientation, giving the audience a generalized ideal of the characteristics of a particular g ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
The history of hate crimes of african americans and how it became a controverial issue today.
can Americans. Hate crimes are "crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, including where appropriate the crimes of murder, non-negligent ma ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues