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According to the biological model of sexuality, how were homosexuals viewed?
According to the biological model of sexuality, how were homosexuals viewed?
As abnormal individuals who were in need of a cure.
When was homosexuality officially classified as a mental illness in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual?
When was homosexuality officially classified as a mental illness in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual?
Until 1973.
What social disruptions were believed to make large urban centres fertile breeding grounds for perversion?
What social disruptions were believed to make large urban centres fertile breeding grounds for perversion?
Accelerating urbanization processes.
How did some sexologists, like Ellis, view homosexuality?
How did some sexologists, like Ellis, view homosexuality?
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When were similar psychiatric labels for homosexuality abolished in the UK?
When were similar psychiatric labels for homosexuality abolished in the UK?
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Which organization classified homosexuality as a mental illness until 1992?
Which organization classified homosexuality as a mental illness until 1992?
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What was one method used in the 1950s and 1960s to 'cure' sexual deviants?
What was one method used in the 1950s and 1960s to 'cure' sexual deviants?
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Which country's sexologists ran a program to convert homosexuals to heterosexuality from 1968 to 1977?
Which country's sexologists ran a program to convert homosexuals to heterosexuality from 1968 to 1977?
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Why were gay men more frequently targeted than lesbians in therapeutic treatment in the mid-20th century?
Why were gay men more frequently targeted than lesbians in therapeutic treatment in the mid-20th century?
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Who argued from the 1940s that deviancy from heterosexuality could be 'unlearned'?
Who argued from the 1940s that deviancy from heterosexuality could be 'unlearned'?
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What was the paradox highlighted by sociologist Jeffrey Weeks regarding early sexologists?
What was the paradox highlighted by sociologist Jeffrey Weeks regarding early sexologists?
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Name one of the pioneers of sexual science who was also involved in political campaigns for social reform.
Name one of the pioneers of sexual science who was also involved in political campaigns for social reform.
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