Research Has Shown That If a Mother Has Much More

question 101

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that if a mother has much more physical contact with her son and has less contact with her daughter,

• A)her son is more likely to become gay while her daughter will more likely be heterosexual.
• B)her daughter is more likely to become lesbian while her son will more likely be heterosexual.
• C)her son is more likely to become gay and her daughter is more likely to become lesbian.
• D)nothing much will happen because children are born with homosexual tendencies.

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