Article By Paula England: Article Analysis

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In the article, Paula England explains that sexual attractions and behaviors are affected by biology and can be affected by social construction. However, social norms regulate how society views things as sexually appealing or disgusting. Sexual orientation refers to whether individuals are attracted to members of the sex, the same sex, or both. A study was done and the results showed that behavior attraction, and identity are not always consistent. The article discuses that same sex siblings of homosexual individuals were also homosexual when they were identical twins, fraternal twins and adoptive siblings. A double standard of sexuality is the tendency to judge women more harshly than men for having casual sex. The term sexual minority refers