POLS 3710 Lecture Notes - Child Sexuality, Social Forces, Marlene Dietrich
4 Nov 2013
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The first half of the 20th century. In order to see sexuality"s influence by society must be able to compare. Shows what"s ethical/political and the changes over time. Alignment of social and political actors has changed over time. Influence society has traditionally not touched upon. Try to study society and social constructs, Natural impulse and how society effects these. Both adopted essentialism approach born a certain way. Sexuality instinctual drives a lot of what we do. Sexuality the result of social and cultural motives. How we feel, how we define self = result of culture and social influences. Social forces shape the way we view and engage in sexual activity. The study of sexuality through histroiy is a relatively new field. Since the first works (late 19th century) 2 main approaches: The field has been revolutionized by constructivism. 3 main narratives: (politics of sexual change: progressive.
