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Homosexual acts, actors, and identities

In a purely biological sense, there is no such thing as a homosexual, simply homosexual acts and actors. Sexual preference is rooted not in genetics but rather in the social, psychological, and political context in which we live, and is derived mainly from how we perceive ourselves and those around us
Print Book, English, 1983
Praeger, New York, NY, 1983
xix, 215 pages ; 24 cm
9780030693892, 9780030693915, 9780275910525, 9780275917777, 0030693896, 0030693918, 0275910520, 0275917770
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PART ONE: SEXUAL IDENTITY AND BELIEF. Chapter one: Components of sexual identity ; Chapter two: Beliefs and systems of belief ; Chapter three: Sexuality and beliefs about sexuality
PART TWO: PEJORATIVE RESPONDING TO HOMOSEXUAL ACTS AND ACTORS. Chapter four: Acquisition and performance of behavior ; Chapter five: Prejudice ; Chapter six: Fears and phobias ; Chapter seven: New directions in methodology and research
Questionnaires: Nungesser homosexual attitudes inventory (HNAI) ; Environmental factors questionnaire (EFQ)