It is thought that these brain differences cause differences in the behaviour of males and females and could provide insight into the cause of gender dysphoria. The suggestion is that pre-natal hormones cause atypical brain development in the foetus and the child’s brain develops in a way that is not consistent with its genitalia and chromosomes. A strength of the brain sex theory is that it has supporting evidence, Kruijver (2000) carried out a post mortem analysis of
As an embryo, a male’s Y chromosome starts to produce testosterone and other male sex hormones. These hormones help develop the testicles and penis. These androgens cause differences in the male brain and cause men to behave more aggressively than women. Therefore both developments are triggered by hormones and therefore influence gender behaviour. The biological theory tells us that genes determine a person’s gender.
ENG126-1202B-09 LaKeshia Howard Phase 3 Individual Project: Homosexuality June 11, 2012 Homosexuality/Lesbianism; is being gay a personality trait that has been created by society or is it a deformity in the human genetics that is being studied by physicians? There are those that believe that society has created homosexuality/lesbianism by allowing the attraction to the same sex to live their lives as heterosexuals; then there are those that believe that being gay is something that a person is born with and passed down throughout generations. Is sexual orientation determined at birth? There are some scientist and doctors that believe that the sexual orientation of an individual is determined at the time of conception. They believe
Why is Sex Fun? by Jared Diamond Book Report In the book, Why is Sex Fun, Jared Diamond discusses the question, what were the lifestyle changes and inherited constraints that formed the evolution of weird sexuality? Weird sexuality is the comparison of human sexual habits to animals such as fish, monkeys, birds, and many others. The six main distinctions between humans and animals that Diamond addresses are marriage as a partnership for joint rearing of children, having sex with one partner, having sex in private, couples living in society among other couples with whom they cooperate economically and territorially with, concealment of human ovulation, and female menopause resulting in human copulations occurring at times unsuitable for conception. Diamond covers each one of these points in the chapters and relates them back to the evolution of our sexuality.
History Boys Essay – Second Draft ‘Heterosexuality and homosexuality are a type of psychosis and the truth is somewhere in the middle’ Evaluate Bennett’s comic and philosophical approaches to sexuality in The History Boys It can be argued that homosexuality is a state of mind which implies either the temporariness of it or it being a conscious decision, however sexuality could also be central to the way you behave; an unconscious aspect of your identity that acts as a clear indication to others to how you are sexually inclined. In the History Boys, sexuality is a running theme that is seen more prominently in the characters of Dakin, Irwin and Posner, the latter being the only one who is ‘open’ with his sexuality, whereas there is a great deal of ambiguity when it comes to deciphering the sexuality of the others. This could be intended by Bennett to show that sexuality is not a fixed state but in fact quite fluid depending on the people you meet as you grow as a person. Through the analysis of Dakin we see the representation of most heterosexual teenage boys in the way he talks about Fiona in his conceit calling her his ‘western front’ indicating she is a territory to be taken over. This clearly presents his heterosexual lust for her; he also refers to her as ‘the Hun’ indicating that she is the enemy so as to speak, and is standing in between his ‘further deployments’ portraying how superficial his love for Fiona is, as he is obviously disappointed with her not allowing him to advance and is more concerned for his own needs.
Intersexual individuals show either testes or ovaries of one sex, but external genitalia show sexual organs of the other sex. An individual with intersexualism will have either testes or ovaries that match with their chromosomal sex. Hermaphrodite and intersexuals are caused by hormonal factors in the prenatal development, which determines gender identity. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is a form of intersexualism in which, “a genetic female has internal female sexual structures (ovaries), but masculinized external genitals,” (www.congenitaladrenalhyperplasia.org, 2006). This is seen when the clitoris on a female may look like a small penis because of the enlargement of the clitoris.
Single parent adoption rights have been granted. Now an entirely new sort of family is being disputed. Should gay and lesbians be granted the right to adopt a child? Today’s view of gays and lesbians is drastically different than it was in the past. As more people “came out of the closet” gays and lesbians are becoming more socially accepted.
We know that homosexuality has been debated over and is still being debated upon to this day... Many believe that the scientific facts outweigh the general opinions of those who believe it is the environmental factors that affect one’s sexual orientation. However, it is not clear as to whether homosexuality is in fact caused by the previously discussed scientific factors, such as Genetic links, hormones and the Brain structure or if it is linked with environmental factors such as one’s upbringing. This discussion aims to scientifically answer if homosexuality can be considered to be scientifically related or if it is merely the environmental conditions of a person that affects their sexual orientation. As discussed previously, it is believed that homosexuality is linked to genetics and that there is a so called ‘gay gene’ which determines as to whether someone is a homosexual or not, within the studies of genetics linked to homosexuality there was great curiosity with twin studies , Several studies had thus been conducted concerning whether a pair of twins will likely have
A Cross Cultural Examination of Sexuality: Modern vs Underdeveloped Societies Psychologists have highlighted a number of divisions regarding sexuality across a variety of cultures. The word ‘sex’ has different meanings. Sex refers to the biological and physiological differences between men and women, the most obvious being differences in their reproductive systems. Every culture controls the sexuality of its members to a certain extent, by embedding it in the institutions of family, religion and law. According to Potts & Short (1999) the core social arrangement within the institution of the family is the marital relationship.
Today a person can use the word as an adjective to describe something as other than happy or homosexual. Sayings like “That movie was gay” or “My statistics class is gay” can be used to describe something that is either stupid or boring. Kids also call their friends gay when they do something embarrassing or unacceptable. Many gay people find this offensive because a majority of the population thinks being gay is unacceptable. I, along with many others, use the word “gay” incorrectly.