SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sex Tourism, Young Canadians, Queer Theory
28 Feb 2016
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Sexuality ways in which we think about, and behave towards, ourselves and others, as sexual beings (plummer) Chlamydia (20-2 yrs), gonorrhea (15-19 yrs: visibility of sex-related social movements ex. Surgery for just about anything: globalization of sexuality. Prosecution for acts abroad involving children: explicit sexuality in consumer culture. Using sexuality to sell anything through advertising: development of internet, public opinion. Sexual activity as normal: dominant understanding sexuality is innate. 1: sexual practices are taught, desire is multi-focal. Orientation who you desire to have sexual relations with. Does not always match up with romantic tendencies. Ira reiss patterns of heterosexuality have changed over time. Shift from marital to extra-marital sex (having for fun instead of procreation) 19th century focus on procreation, not attraction or identity. Rise of heteronormativity (heterosexuality as natural and normal) Homophobia fear of homosexuality understood as deviant. By distancing oneself from any association with homosexuality.
