What are the cultural influences on attitudes toward homosexuality and transgenderism?
What will be an ideal response?
Evolutionarily, it is supposed that effeminate or less aggressive males were seen as threat for an
entire social group or tribe. Even today, hypermasculine aggressive males are given primacy, which
suggests that this has become a standard for men. Gay males are much more negatively perceived than
lesbians, which is another proof that lack of aggressiveness in males is an important factor. Many
cultures still support negative attitudes toward homosexuality, which is not the case in Western
societies; however, this doesn’t mean that homosexuals in those societies are free from prejudice.
Transgenderism is less accepted in Western societies and often treated as an aberration, but there are
non-Western cultures that value trans communities for their uniqueness.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
__________ is the tendency for stimuli that are similar to a conditioned stimulus to take on the power of the conditioned stimulus.
a. partial reinforcement. b. stimulus control. c. variable ratio responding. d. generalization.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Adler was the first theorist to stress the importance of the client’s culture and social context in psychotherapy and Adlerian therapists have been at the forefront of stressing the importance of multicultural therapy, feminist therapy, and social justice. 2.Much like Freud, Adler preferred sitting behind his clients rather than a direct face-to-face connection so that the client would not be able to pick up on non-verbal cues he may be giving off. 3.Focusing on the past is a significant part of Adlerian therapy.
Overall, deciding what to focus on in family counseling depends on all of the following EXCEPT the
a. nature of the family. b. presenting issue. c. age of the family members. d. counselor’s theoretical orientation.