15Your Textbook Outlines Three Differences Between Homosexual and Heterosexual Relationships

question 23

Essay

15.Your textbook outlines three differences between homosexual and heterosexual relationships: context, sexuality and monogamy, and dissolution. Explain how the differences in sexuality and monogamy could be understood using the ÒnatureÓ explanation of gender differences discussed earlier in the chapter.

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Definitions:

Neurons

Specialized cells transmitting nerve impulses; the basic units of the brain and nervous system.

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central and peripheral nervous systems that provide support and protection for neurons.

Mentalism

Explanation of behavior as a function of the nonmaterial mind.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an individual, usually in relation to the environment, including activities and responses observable by others.