SOC101Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Heterosexism, Biphobia, Bisexuality
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Disproportionate harm: exceeds harm inflicted on individuals & has as its goal to intimidate or. Sexual behavior, sexual fantasies, emotional attachments, sexual self-concepts. Kinsey: stated that sexual orientation is on a continuum related to behavior. Sexual attraction, sexual behavior, sexual fantasies, emotional preference, social preference, self-identification & heterosexual/homosexual lifestyle. Heterosexual relationships provide reproduction, making homosexuality deviant. But, these functions can be fulfilled by same sex couples & supplemented by other institutions. Antagonisms between orientations can disrupt social equilibrium. Issues between different groups represents the division of power throughout society. Suggest that gay right movements have been successful because of their benefit to capitalist economies. Meanings associated with sexuality are learned from society. Sexual orientation often becomes a master status if it is not heterosexual. Anti-essentialism: refusal of biological explanations for complex social relations, motivations, behaviors & identifications. Constructionist: the belief that social context provides the mode and meaning for both sexuality and gendered behaviors, rules & relationships.
