How Did Kinsey Conceptualize Sexual Orientation

question 21

Multiple Choice

How did Kinsey conceptualize sexual orientation? 

• A) more dependent on emotions and fantasies than on behaviour 
• B) best understood as a continuum of behaviour 
• C) as two separate dichotomous categories 
• D) based on past and present behaviour

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Definitions:

Unobtrusive Control

A subtle form of control that manipulates the behavior of individuals or groups in a manner that is not overtly forceful or direct.

Power Coercively

The ability or act of compelling or controlling actions of others through threats, punishments, or force.

Historical Materialism

Marx’s analysis of history according to the different modes of production used in a society (e.g., slave, feudal, capitalist, etc.).

Property Ownership

The legal right to possess, use, and dispose of land, buildings, or goods.