title: Weighing the shift from sexual identity to sexual relationships.
abstract: The shift in inquiry from sexual identity to a conceptualization of sexual relationship, as proposed by De Cecco and Shively (1983/1984), has advantages for research on sexuality, but psychological and political disadvantages for homosexuals, which are briefly summarized in this analysis.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011057:Politics; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D012933:Social Identification