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length should be at least 200 words and include cited factual support. Work to have a balanced response that includes both proper review of factual material to establish a foundation along with your own discussion, examples, and integration of the material. APA formatted in text citations and end of post references are required in your initial responses to these question sets.

1. List several qualities and/or roles our society would typically associate with women/femininity and men/masculinity. Which do you believe to be more restrictive – male stereotypic gender roles or female stereotypic gender roles? How do gender roles relate to human sexuality (gender specific norms for sexual attitudes and behavior, effect of gender roles on sexual relationships, etc.)? Which does American society attempt to control more, male or female sexuality?
2. What is gender identity and how does it differ from gender roles and sexual orientation? Describe the biological and environmental factors that influence development of gender identity. Compare/contrast how learning theory, cognitive-developmental theory, and Freudian theory explain the development of gender identity.
3. Discuss sexual prejudice in regard to sexual orientation, and why it is directed more at gay men than at lesbian women. Images and messages within every day life may contribute to people’s beliefs regarding sexual orientation. For example, consider why few people are threatened by girls dancing together in junior high or early high school, or by girls holding hands, but the same is not true for boys. Another example is to examine why sexually explicit magazines for men often show lesbian sex scenes if so many men claim to have negative attitudes about homosexuality. How might society’s expectations of gender roles and acceptance of crossing gender role boundaries relate to the development of sexual prejudice specifically targeted at sexual orientation? How do these messages affect one’s development of sexual identity and their attitudes about sexual orientation