SOC101 Lecture Notes - Gay Liberation, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
20 Dec 2012
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Meanings are embedded in our language, laws, popular culture, social rituals, and medical definitions. Learn what is deemed socially appropriate and inappropriate through interactions. Meanings of sexual desires, sexual acts, sexual expressions have social approval and which are disavowed. Ex. kissing (in some cultures, its revolting that 2 people would put their germ-filled mouths together) Includes our sense of self as masculine or feminine, our knowledge of our bodies, sexual histories, sexual preference. Sexual orientation refers to an individual"s sexual and emotional attraction to a person of a particular sex. Homosexuality: historically, closeted and subjected to systemic oppression, heterosexism is the practice of holding up heterosexuality as the ideal and as normal , homophobia is an irrational fear or hatred of homosexuals, we live in a heterosexist society. Homosexual identities: socially produced (we label it) Industrial revolution: gay liberation movement = gays congregated in places, legalization of gay marriages, now legal in canada, netherlands, belgium, and spain.
