SOCI 342 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sexual Minority, Asexuality, Heterosexuality
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If we take west and zimmerman and connell seriously then: The social meanings of gender shape how we understand biological, psychological, and political aspects of gender. Can we get outside of gender? we can imagine a world without gender ie. movies, books but not this world we are built on belief in gender. Herms one testis and one ovary a. ii. Sapolsky explores the connection between biology and gender through testosterone. Subtraction and reinstatement data suggests that testosterone aggressive behavior. When we sexualize bodies and compartmentalize them we focus on: Choices to be made (what we like/don"t like) Behaviours get attention (who is our audience, who receives/gives attention) The hetero sexual imperative is integral in understanding gender differences. Heteronormativity: the understanding that heterosexuality is the only acceptable form of sexuality and creates a stigma for any other sexuality (lesbian, gay, bisexuality, asexuality, pansexuality, etc) Gender characteristics (masculine vs. femininity) (hetero)sexuality opposite sex/gender attraction.
