HD 2314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Visible Human Project, Sexual Politics, Church Discipline

• School: Virginia Tech
• Department: Human Development
• Course: HD 2314
• Professor: Few- Demo

Document Summary

Interpretation of language and symbols used to describe sexual activity and scripts/expectations. Sexual scripts= gendered, roles men and women are suppose to play in intimate relationships. Regulation concerns the way society channels sexuality in to acceptable social institutions. Gender organization determined by division of labor, tribal systems, and religious practices. Enforced by religion and state in order to provide and maintain social order and transfer of wealth to biological progeny. Various entities of power determine what are natural sexual acts and what is appropriate gender performance and that are not natural sexual acts and appropriate gender performance. Gender performance=gender roles/ how dress & present self in society. Ex: abortion, women right to vote, marriage rights etc. Female pelvis rotated forward to allow face-to-face intercourse. Greek pederasty (when older male, usually wealthy land-owning male, who engaged in sexual activity with younger male in right position of society in order to ensure position.