Question

As an adolescent, travis realizes that he is gay. immediately on coming out, he withdraws from his heterosexual friends and promotes positions more radical than those he formerly endorsed. he favors the "outing" of closeted public figures under all circumstances, and he argues that gays who wish to marry are imitating heterosexual values. which account of prejudice does travis' example illustrate most clearly?

Answer 1

This is an example of Social Identity. Social identity is a definition of self-concept with respect to the social groups to which it belongs. Social identity is not definitive, and it varies according to the groups towards whom a sense of belonging is felt. For example, a person could identify as heterosexual or heterosexual as a man or woman, rich or poor, son or father (or both).

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Answer 2

Travis realises that he is a gay but finally he is biased while saying that gays who wishes to marry imitate the values if hetero sexual couples.

Marriage is regarded as a forum to share passionate and carnal bond between each other. When this aspect of shared bonding between homosexuals is achieved then imitation never occurs and such a relationship proves to be committed and natural.

There are evidences of homosexuals who stay committed in a relationship for a longer span of time and nourish children as a responsible parent.