SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Cerebral Palsy, Sex Tourism
Document Summary
Queer theory: sexual social inequalities, challenge heterosexism- that it is the only normal type of sexuality, sexuality- ways in which we think about, and behave towards ourselves and others as sexual beings- plummer, social, social-psychological and cultural aspects. 1) increases in number of sexually linked social problems- sexually transmitted diseases on the rise. Young canadians- majority of new cases- chlamydia (20-24 years), gonorrhea (15-19 years: visibility of sex-related social movements. Ex. same sex marriage: technological change. Ex. sex tourism (brazil, costa rica, dominican, netherlands) Morality- ex. prostitution for acts abroad involving children: explicit sexuality in consumer culture, development of the internet. Dominant understanding- sexuality is innate ideas about sexuality change overtime and place. 1: sexual practises are taught, desire is multi-focal. Identities and orientations: orientation- who you desire to have sexual relations with. Sexuality has a history: ira reiss- patterns of heterosexuality have changed overtime.
