Exam 4: Womens Sexuality and Sexual Rights

Many lesbian feminists take the position that compulsory heterosexuality and its embedding in social structures is motivated by a desire to protect patriarchy.

Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association (APA)until:

One's deeply held sense of gender is known as:

While ________ may be defined as the fear of homosexuals,________ is prejudice against homosexuals and bisexuals.

Male and female sexualities are often thought of quite differently,particularly when expectations for monogamy are considered.Thinking about what you have learned,explain some of the factors that have led to this sexual double standard.Conclude by discussing how divergent views of male and female sexuality might result in negative health consequences for women.

Describe the origin of the term "lesbian." Explain how both its explicit and implicit meanings have evolved over the years.Include your current understanding of the term.

In the United States,most women newly diagnosed with AIDS are Caucasian.

One of the ideas presented in the text is that a woman's sexuality is not always her own.Explain what this means.Whose is it,what purpose does it serve,and why is this the case?

While some lesbian feminists hope to obtain civil rights within existing patriarchal systems,others aspire to overthrow world patriarchy in order to liberate all women.

Contrary to what might be expected,mainstream feminism is often guilty of ignoring the issues of nonheterosexual women.

Heteronormativity may be described as the idea that sexual classifications are artificial,limiting,and inaccurate.

Many cultures have a sexual double standard where women's sexuality is defined in terms of:

Over the past three decades,scholars have documented the lesbian relationships of western women.The noted women discussed in your textbook include all of the following EXCEPT:

Most societies currently view homosexuality as a sickness (or deny its existence).

The term "queer" has been accepted as an inclusive,unifying term for nonheterosexuals.

The term "lesbian" can evoke a multitude of different responses from female homosexuals.These responses include all of the following,EXCEPT:

________ is a person's psychological sense of themselves as male or female.

Identify a true statement about traditional patriarchal cultures.

Transgender individuals have chromosomal and anatomical features of both males and females.

The tendency for nonheterosexual women to live quiet,hidden lives and for societies to ignore or deny their existence is called: