Homosexuality as a Deviance The view that homosexuality...

Deviance is a behavior that does not conform to social norms, therefore is socially created. Since most people in the United States believe that homosexuality is wrong, society has created homosexuality to be a deviance. Since deviance is relative and not absolute to a society, homosexuality is not a universal form of sexual deviance. There are many cultures that accept forms of homosexuality. The Western society is not accepting of it though, and many times this non-accepting view cause discrimination towards homosexuals. Is homosexuality a way for some people to deviate, or is it just the way some people need to live their lives? If that is the way of life for some people than society has to become accepting towards this lifestyle.†¦show more content†¦Up until recently a person could not be gay in the military. Homosexuals were honorably discharged from the military. In 1993 President Clinton attempted to change this tradition. He received much opposition from politicians , citizens and the military. The result was a compromise, a dont ask, dont tell rule. This meant that the military personal was not to inquire about sexual preference, and that service members were not to be blatant about their sexual orientation. Another macho activity is sports. Gay men in sport have not been accepted. There is much at stake in maintaining the silence about gay men in sports and in discouraging gay male athletes from revealing their identities(Coakley 234). To even talk about homosexuals in sports would threaten the system of gender classification. The fact is though there are homosexuals in sports and they are discriminated against. In the locker room athletes use anti- gay banter as part of daily life. Homosexuals in sports live in fear of the truth about their sexuality coming out. Although recently studies have shown that organized sports are becoming less homophobic. People in sports are becoming more tolerant of homosexuals. But the value of a homosexual at hlete is of core importance. Gay athletes with high human capital are much more likely to come out of the closet to their teams than are gay athletes with medium or low human capital(Anderson 12). As homosexuals are slowly acceptedShow MoreRelatedHomosexuality as a Master Status3194 Words   |  13 PagesHomosexuality as a Master Status What defines a person? Is it something physically and biologically determined? Or is it behavioral and psychological? Perhaps it could be both. In most circumstances, people do not get to choose which of these characteristics define them. People judge other people—that is just part of human nature. Sometimes a person can have one trait or characteristic that tends to overshadow all else. Sociologists have come up with a name for this social phenomenon; it is masterRead MoreHOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP8410 Words   |  34 Pageswhy society looks down upon deviant sexual orientations like homosexuality. Is it because the homosexuals behave in a way which is not normal, or which is not practiced by the ‘bulk’? Or is it because the ‘bulk’  tries to ignore the harsh trutha truth which attacks his conscience generated out of his socialization  that the ‘bulk’ of such  bulk  does have deviant sexual tendencies at some moment of time, which even gets manifested? The society at large impute taboos and stigmatizes such deviant persons