Explain the concept of homophobia with the help of examples
What will be an ideal response?
Parents blocking health curricula that discuss homosexuality in public schools and demanding that kindergarten teachers stop using books that contain pictures of same-sex parents are examples of homophobia. Additionally, lesbian and gay students ages 13 to 17 being twice as likely as their straight peers to be assaulted, harassed, shoved, or kicked at school is another example of homophobia.
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b. nanotechnology. c. e-commerce. d. learning health systems.
The breadwinner system that Davis described did not last because it placed too much strain on husbands and wives. The strain stemmed from all but one of the following sources:
a. Never before had the roles of husband and wife been so distant. b. Never before had women played such an indirect role in producing what the family consumed. c. Never before had men had it so easy relative to the role of women. d. Never before had men had to bear the sole responsibility of supporting the family.
The Gray Panthers
a. oppose the national budget deficit. b. advocate a national health insurance. c. defend the rights of gays and lesbians. d. All of these choices.
Jane has just told her friend Jonathan about the great new swim instructor at the YMCA and which swimming strokes he taught first. Jane gives off many nonverbal cues about this new instructor, indicating a possible romantic or erotic interest in him. Jonathan ignores all the nonverbal cues and criticizes the instructor's style of teaching. Jonathan's style of listening is that of the:
A. intellectual listener. B. self-conscious listener. C. interrupter. D. faker.