Gay and Lesbian Population

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GAY AND LESBIAN POPULATION

1 . Cultural `norms` concerning communication styles

Communication styles concerning gay and lesbians are no different from common straight people but there are differences in approach to communication styles . The gay and lesbians tends to be more sober while communicating with each other particularly while writing . It can be mentioned that it is almost a cultural norm among gay and lesbians

2 . Cultural `norms` concerning nonverbal communication (body language

The body language among gay and lesbians are significantly different

br from straight population . It can be mentioned that they physically touch each other more than general population as a norm of showing affection

3 . Cultural `norms` for parenting styles

Like heterosexual couples , gay and lesbian couples highly value child-rearing , teaching responsibilities to the young people , and caring for one another

4 . Cultural `norms` for gender roles

The cultural norm of gender roles among gay and lesbian couples comes into play mainly during sexual acts where one takes the dominant role and is identified as the male and female if otherwise . However , some couples divide their responsibilities in home or away . The same is true about earning (Lamb , 2004

5 . Problems typically identified for the Gay and Lesbian population

The main problem that is with the aspect of gay and lesbian couples is that of social stigma . Though it is tried to maintain in the society that there should be no discrimination there tend to be several unfairness from the context of education , health and job

6 . Strengths of the Gay and Lesbian population

Homosexual feelings are normal many people find themselves on a homosexual-heterosexual continuum . Sociologists have found that homosexual relationships tend to be more egalitarian than heterosexual ones , with both members equally sharing the housework . Furthermore homosexual relationships resemble ordinary relationships in many ways

7 . Discuss the concept of `social identity` in reference to the special population identified (aka Gay and Lesbian

In the United States , some studies have suggested that the gay and lesbian population hovers about 10 percent . From the point of views of the Gay and Lesbian community there are no problem regarding social identity . But the rest of the society views this sexual preference as abnormal so the problem of identity actually lies with the society and not the Gay and Lesbians . However , there is evidence that they tend to view themselves as a minority group of the society

8 . Compare someone who is straight . Their social identify in comparison to someone from the gay and lesbian population

A straight person considers himself or herself as a common member of the community but for a Gay and Lesbian it is quite different . The Gay and Lesbian of the society tend to be composed within themselves and more often than not is withdrawing from the mainstream of the society However , this should be considered as a common symptom because it is often seen that an outsider acts in the same way in a new society

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