SOCIOL 3U03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cunnilingus, Masters And Johnson, Missionary Position
20 Jun 2016
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Sociology of sexualities historically, sociology"s approach to sexuality: Marx, weber, durkheim were concerned with social structure, social order & social control. 1970s - became a focus of inquiry in its own right among critical sociologists & social historians. Chicago school & structural functionalism each addressed sexuality indirectly. Positivist model of drive theory of sexuality normative medical & psychiatric models of sexuality. The notion is how we understand seuxlaity today, real sex is about penetration, not as much about reproduction, sex can be just about fun, idea sexuality was purely biological & physiological into the socail. Imp early sociological, taking it from the biological and taking it approach denaturalized" sex: illustrated how sex is socially shaped & mediated. How sexuality is situated in a number of social contexts how constituted by meaning the sexual. Hwo the social mediates, shapes our exp and understanding of.
