EDCI 3224 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Sexual Dimorphism, True Women, Heterosexuality
15 Aug 2019
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Chapter 5: the invention of heterosexuality relations of the sexes. (liking someone of the opposite sex) Heterosexuality- one particular historical way of perceiving, categorizing, and imaging the social. The concept of heterosexuality, normal and natural have a history of changing definitions. True love, true womanhood, true manhood were all categorized by purity. Homosexuality did not exist at this point in time what did exist was true love. True love was basically identifying men as manly and women were seen just as procreators. True women were defined from their distance from lust. Natural desire was for procreation and proper manhood and womanhood; sex was a mean of reproduction not pleasure. Homosexuality- one particular historical way of perceiving, categorizing, and imaging the social relations of the sexes. (liking someone of the same sex) Our modern idea of an erotic universe began to develop. Heterosexuality and homosexuality began to be heard more.
