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Sexual Orientation

Known as: orientation sexual, Sexual Preference, preferences sexual 
The pattern of a person's emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions.
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
The Likelihood of Injury Among Bias Crimes
In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Mathew Sheppard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Protection act and thereby extended the… Expand
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2013
2013
Does Maltreatment in Childhood Affect Sexual Orientation in Adulthood?
Epidemiological studies find a positive association between physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and witnessing violence in… Expand
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Shame, internalized heterosexism, lesbian identity, and coming out to others: A comparative study of lesbians in mainland China and Hong Kong.
The purpose of this study was to investigate coming out to family and friends and their relationships to shame, internalized… Expand
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Understanding the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and strategic learning capability: an empirical investigation
This research explores the relationship between strategic learning capability—a firm's proficiency at generating, and then acting… Expand
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Lead Article Immigration , Acculturation , and Adaptation
La psychologie interculturelle a montrt qu’il existait des rapports ttroits entre le contexte culture1 et le dkveloppement… Expand
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Born gay? The psychobiology of human sexual orientation
Sexual orientation is fundamental to evolution and shifts from the species-typical pattern of heterosexuality may represent… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
"Negative" Rights vs. "Positive" Entitlements: A Comparative Study of Judicical Interpretations of Rights in an Emerging Neo-Liberal Economic Order
 
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
The Perception of Sexual Attractiveness: Sex Differences in Variability
Results of three independent studies supported predictions derived from evolutionary theory: Men's assessments of sexual… Expand
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Viewing time as a measure of sexual interest among child molesters and normal heterosexual men.
Although phallometric assessment is the best scientific method for measuring male sexual interest, it is intrusive and highly… Expand
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
A linkage between DNA markers on the X chromosome and male sexual orientation.
The role of genetics in male sexual orientation was investigated by pedigree and linkage analyses on 114 families of homosexual… Expand
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