SOC 120CDWI Lecture 10: Chapter 6 Sexualities
4 Dec 2016
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Sexual identity and sexual behavior: heterosexual privileges. Norms regarding sexual activity: virginity norm, marriage and pregnancy. By late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: two major categories developed, heterosexual, homosexual. Sexual identity: a set of sexual practices and attitudes leading to the formation in a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d of a(cid:374) ide(cid:374)tity as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual; helps us to define who we are. Sexual identities: only socially approved and socially disapproved activities. Socially approved sex within marriage to procreate. Sexual acts existed, sexual identities did not. Social constructionist perspective: belief that human sexuality is entirely socially constructed: male and female sexual roles are the preferred. Integrative perspective: belief that sexuality is determined by both social and biological factors. Human sexual identities are entirely socially constructed. Kinsey report 1948 bestseller containing thousands of interviews w/ men and women. Half of all men in his sample reported erotic feelings towards men. One-third had at least one sexual experience with another man.
