ANTHROP 4S03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Cousin Marriage, Trobriand Islands
18 Oct 2016
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Anthropologist annette weiner- all of this sexual activity is not a frivolous, adolescent pastime. Attracting lover"s first step toward entering the adult world of strategies. North americans won"t have sexual relations outside of wedlock. Malionwski & mead 2 of the earliest to study human sexuality. To define human sexuality would require as many definitions as experiences. Human sexual relations dealt with in all cultures but in different ways. Its rooted in our biological nature & a cultural construct. Common worldwide but definition varies cross culturally. In western cultures, it is defined as the desire to have sexual relations with someone of the same sex. The navaho, it is based on more gender roles than on biological sex. Seen as natural & expected in many cultures. Alternative genders/ transgenders have been identified in many cultures. Sexual orientation biological and psychological makeup of an individual (navaho) Sexual identity identity a person takes based on his/ her sexual preference.
