SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Sperm Bank, Alimony, Neoliberalism

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1350
• Professor: Julie Dowsett

Document Summary

Heteronormativity and the family: the social construction of normalcy and deviance , heteronormativity relates to the social construction of normalcy and deviance (think about our discussion of culture and multiculture ) Refer to lecture on multiculturalism normalcy/deviance dichotomy. The dominant (i. e. , white) culture is constructed as normal and civilized , abnormal, backward, traditional or even deviant: importance of taking apart the center (white, male, west, heterosexual) as well as the periphery (black, brown, east, woman, homosexual ) Jackson katz (tough guise) gender is often equated with women; race is often equated with people of color; sexuality is often equated with lesbians, gays etc. This study of heteronormativity involves taking apart the center. While the periphery is taken apart, the center remains uninterrogated whiteness, masculinity and heterosexuality remains uninterrogated: the study of heteronormativity is one way of taking apart the center. It involves taking apart a concept that is heterosexuality that remains largely uninterrogated.