Historical Perspectives on Homosexuality

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What was the common view regarding homosexual men and women in the competing models described in the text?

They were perceived as individuals with no specific personality traits.

They were seen as sinners or criminals.

They were viewed as biologically separate types from heterosexuals. (correct)

They were considered to be normal individuals.

Which term best describes how homosexuals were seen in the biological model of sexuality?

Normal individuals

Criminals

Perfectly healthy individuals

Abnormal individuals in need of a cure (correct)

Up until when was homosexuality officially classified as a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association?

2000

1973 (correct)

1992

1985

What was a significant aspect of sexual science mentioned in the text?

Problematising and investigating marginal sexualities Signup and view all the answers

When were similar psychiatric labels regarding homosexuality abolished in the UK according to the text?

1994 Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the abolition of psychiatric labels regarding homosexuality according to the text?

Efforts by gay rights groups and dissenting psychiatrists Signup and view all the answers

What method was used by sexologists in the 1950s and 1960s to 'cure' sexual deviants?

Aversion therapy Signup and view all the answers

Who ran a program from 1968 to 1977 to convert homosexuals to heterosexuality?

Masters and Johnson Signup and view all the answers

What method was used in aversion therapy to 'cure' sexual deviants?

Electric shock treatments Signup and view all the answers

Who were more frequently targeted for therapeutic treatment in the mentioned period?

Gay men Signup and view all the answers

Which sexologists argued that deviancy from heterosexuality could be 'unlearned'?

Sandor Rado Signup and view all the answers

Which group of individuals sought to describe and control sexual behaviors according to the text?

Sexologists Signup and view all the answers

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