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Critically evaluate psychological explanations for the development of sexual identity
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Critically evaluate psychological explanations for the development of sexual identity. In order to understand the development of sexual identities, we must first be able to understand what is meant by 'sexuality'. If one is asked 'who has a sexuality?' the first answer is typically 'gay people'. In our society, sexuality is socially constructed and closely linked with gender, and this can lead to problems with people developing not only their own identity, but also their own sexual identity. There is an idea that people are conditioned into heterosexuality by the media, peers and parental expectations. In other words their sexual identity has been socially constructed. There have been three main theories attempting to provide an explanation for our sexuality. One general criticism is that they tend to explain homosexuality as a 'problem' and heterosexuality is consistently perceived as 'normal'. "Normal needs abnormal in order to be normal" The first main explanation is a...
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