PSY 265 Week 5 Assignment Historical and Scientific Perspectives

PSY 265 Week 5 Assignment Historical and Scientific Perspectives


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How do you think historical and scientific perspectives on homosexuality may have shaped the way gay individuals perceive themselves? According to:
The historical perspective
The cross-cultural and cross-species perspective
Biological and psychological perspectives

Explain the process of “coming out” and adjusting as a gay individual.

Discuss the lifestyle differences between gay males and lesbians.

Bell and Weinberg (1978) found that about 75% of couples they studied could be classified according to one of five lifestyles. Please list and discuss these 5 lifestyles.    1.
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Answer: how have historical and scientific perspectives reflected on your sexual orientation?

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