SOCIOL 2U06 Lecture Notes - Consumerism, Heterosexuality, System On A Chip
31 Oct 2013
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Sexuality not as a means of who you are (gay, straight etc. ) but only as a means of reproduction. Even married people were to restrain themselves from intentionally non- reproductive sex. Brainstorm examples of how ideas about sex vary over time and place, and may be situation al or specific. Or has this connection disappeared: to what extent do we continue to label certain sexual behs or experiences? (i. e. as heterosexual, homosexual etc. ) Many of the social changes that took place following industrialization impacted family life and sexuality: more constraints pre-industrial in terms of sexual relationships, choice of sexual partners, choice of sexual timing, under industrialization. Wage work and move to urban centres gave them more autonomy, more privacy. Young people living away from parents, away from scrutiny of them and their community members. Could engage more freely in sexual activity that was not confined to marriage. Sexual exploration more possibly - both hetero and homosexual.
