Sexual orientation includes three components. First sexual behavior‚ refers to specific acts that are defined as sexual by the individual and society. Humans are born capable of wide variety of sexual behaviors. Sexual behavior is not synonymous with sexual ordination. People with homosexual orientation can engage in heterosexual behavior and yet remain homosexual‚ and heterosexual persons can engage in homosexual acts without changing their sexual orientation. The second component of sexual orientation
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Sexual orientation is the nature of sexual or erotic desires that is the direction of an individual’s sexual desires and emotions towards members of the opposite sex (homosexual)‚ members of the same sex (homosexuals) and in some instances both (bisexual). In simple terms it is the sexual preference of individuals. Several factors have been listed by vast majority of sexuality researchers. Most dominant among the listed causes are genetic/biological‚ social influences and psychological factors. The
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Lab 1 Anatomical Orientation Name ____ For humans‚ anatomical terms are always referenced to an individual standing in what is known as the standard anatomical position. Thus‚ for such an individual‚ the sagittal (median) plane divides the body or an organ into left and right sides while a transverse (horizontal) plane divides the body or organ into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions‚ and a frontal (coronal) plane divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior sides. Other
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In 1978-83‚ Geert Hofstede conducted a study on world culture differences‚ as he interviewed numerous IBM workers from various countries (Marcus and Gould‚ 2000). Through the research and data analysis‚ Hofstede could differentiate the similarities and variances among the respondents (Marcus and Gould‚ 2000). Therefore‚ from the research‚ he developed his theory on the world different cultures and came up with essential dimensions (Marcus and Gould‚ 2000). Power distance refers to the level as
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Overview: Florence Kluckhohn Value Orientations R.S. Zaharna‚ Ed.D. American University In her seminal paper "Dominant and Variant Value Orientations‚" Florence Kluckhohn outlined five basic human problems that were common to all peoples at all times and all places (1953‚ p. 346). The value orientations Kluckhohn identified speak to the assumptions that we make about ourselves and our relationship to the world‚ which in turn‚ guide our actions. Table 1 (found at the END of this piece) provides
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Contents Contents 2 DIMENSIONS OF NATIONAL CULTURES 3 INTRODUCTION 3 The Four Dimensions: 3 Ancient Roots of Culture 4 Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions 5 Indulgence versus Restraint 6 Geert Hofstede Scores for BRIC Countries 6 Geert Hofstede Scores and Social Media Usage in BRIC Countries 7 References 8 DIMENSIONS OF NATIONAL CULTURES INTRODUCTION Hoftede Geert operated in an international environment since 1965. His curiosity as a social psychologist led him to the comparison of
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age‚ being of a sexual orientation other than heterosexual is somewhat common. Though it is definitely not considered a norm‚ it is more accepted in most parts of the world. A few years ago‚ people who were not heterosexual had to hide who they really were in order to be accepted by society. Because of this norm‚ one automatically assumes they are straight whether it comes to themselves or others. So how do homosexual/asexual people become conscious of their sexual orientation? In the same way that
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MARIJUANA’S SHORT AND LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN Millions are abusing marijuana every day. In fact‚ 1 out of 7 high school students smoke marijuana more than once a day. Marijuana is taken very lightly and is the most highly used illegal drug. For this reason‚ society should know its short and long term effects on the brain. Marijuana can effect these two areas emotionally or physically. Also in some cases physical damages causes the emotional response. Although most public information
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Cultural Orientation After testing myself on culture orientation I found that assessment was for the most part accurate. For a couple of sections I had answered questions that had categorized me into two different orientations. For an example‚ I had chosen the letter choice B for question number one‚ which indicated a collectivist orientation‚ and then for question number two I had chosen letter choice A‚ which indicated a individualist orientation. In an individualist culture‚ a person is held
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Time Orientation Winston Churchill‚ a famous author and politician‚ once said a simple quote I found to be astonishing; Churchill stated “If we open a quarrel between past and present we shall find that we have lost the future.” At one point in life we are almost always focused on one time zone or another either the past‚ the present or the future. I find almost always that these times zones can either be in sync or incompatible. Yes‚ there may be positive aspects to the past‚ the present or the
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