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Classification of Homosexuality
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Classification of Homosexuality
The evolution of the medical and psychiatric definition to and from status of a mental disorder.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
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1994
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"Homosexuality: The Transition to and From The Status of Mental DisorderThis research traces the transition of homosexual behavior to and from the status of mental disorder. To a certain extent, even the definition of homosexual behavior can become charged with emotional controversy. The word "homosexuality" is derived from the Greek word meaning ?same,? and "generically refers to any sexual activity between members of the same sex" (Gadpaille, 1989, p. 1086). Homosexuality "as a clinical or diagnostic term is misleading, however; it implies a unity of behavior and meaning that does not exist" (Gadpaille, 1989, p. 1086). Adult preferential homosexuals ?are distinguished simply by the conscious awareness of greater or exclusive sexual arousal by persons of the same sex. They need not be sex..."
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"Classification of Homosexuality" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Classification-of-Homosexuality/21176>
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