MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Simon Baron-Cohen, Hard Wired, Understanding Media
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No exposure to different levels of hormones in the womb can influence the brain and subsequent behaviour. One example but everyone distinguishes the differences between males and females differently: lisa elliot yes there are differences, tiny differences in infancy lead to large differences in adulthood. Interdisciplinary perspective seeks to disrupt socially constructed systems over meaning regarding human sexuality. E(cid:454)plo(cid:396)es the see(cid:373)i(cid:374)gl(cid:455) (cid:862)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)al(cid:863) (cid:271)i(cid:374)a(cid:396)(cid:455) hete(cid:396)ose(cid:454)ualit(cid:455)/ ho(cid:373)ose(cid:454)ualit(cid:455) Queer theorists work to expose the shortcomings of these labels and show how they work to support systems of social power and privilege. Gender and sexuality bind us in a very powerful way: heteronormativity . Coined in 1991 by queer theorist michael warner to describe any of a set of lifestyle (cid:374)o(cid:396)(cid:373)s that hold that people (cid:862)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)all(cid:455)(cid:863) fall i(cid:374)to disti(cid:374)(cid:272)t a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:373)e(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455) ge(cid:374)de(cid:396)s (cid:894)(cid:373)a(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:895) (cid:449)ith desig(cid:374)ated (cid:862)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)al(cid:863) (cid:396)oles i(cid:374) life. A (cid:862)heteronormative(cid:863) (cid:448)ie(cid:449) is o(cid:374)e that alig(cid:374)s biological sex, sexuality, gender identity, and gender roles.
