SOC 1100 Lecture 11: Chapter 8

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Sexuality is not simply a matter of biology. It is constructed by society and is an important part of our everyday lives. It is found everywhere on campus, in the workplace, in advertising and in the mass media. Although sex can produce much pleasure it can also cause confusion and anxiety in. Sex and the body: primary sex characteristics: the genitals, secondary sex characteristics: other bodily diffs that distinguish mature males and females. Intersexual people: or hermaphrodites; ppl whose bodies, including genitals, have both male and female characteristics: transsexuals: people who feel they are one sex even though biologically they are the other. Our biology does not dictate any specific ways of being sexual. It would be like saying that our desire to eat dictates the particular foods we eat or our table manners. Almost every sexual practice shows considerable variation from one society to another. Regulation of openness and timing of sexuality also varies.