ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture 2: Anthropology WEEK 5 LECTURE 2

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AA3
• Professor: Tristan Carter

Document Summary

Anthropology sex, food, death week 5 lecture 2. Sexuality: definitions, historical constructions, sex & sexuality, case studies. Key term: sexuality (polysemic) capacity of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s to ha(cid:448)e eroti(cid:272) e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)es & respo(cid:374)ses(cid:863: biological focus reproduction, socio-cultural how sexuality is (cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed, (cid:858)perfor(cid:373)ed(cid:859) o(cid:448)er time by different cultures. Cultural regulations of sexuality: humans depend on sexual reproduction, natural phenomenon, culturally regulated, varies widely. Sex as a reproductive phenomenon: male/female sex = child, bio-medical developments not always coupled sex act, surrogate childbirth, all are (cid:272)ulturall(cid:455) (cid:858)poli(cid:272)ed(cid:859) October 5th 2016: cultural = belief systems (religion, ages of consent. Key term: age of consent: age at which a person"s, typically a girl"s, consent to sexual intercourse is valid in law, so consent between the individuals is not enough, cultural not physical. Age of consent (to have heterosexual sex: canada (federal) = 16, usa (states) = 16-18, mexico (states) = complex, <12 = illegal, 12-18 possible (grey area)