Explicate the Shifting Scientific Understandings of Homosexuality

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Essay

Explicate the shifting scientific understandings of homosexuality.Describe its history in science since the 19th century and its current position.

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Definitions:

Teratogens

Agents, such as chemicals or viruses, that can cause developmental malformations in embryos or fetuses.

Sensorimotor Stage

Piaget’s first stage of cognitive development, in which the infant uses its senses and motor abilities to interact with objects in the environment.

Piaget's

Piaget's refers to the developmental theory formulated by Jean Piaget, which outlines how children's cognitive abilities evolve through distinct stages as they grow.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

A Swiss-American psychiatrist best known for her groundbreaking work on the five stages of grief.